ArticleHand (New York, N.Y.)2023
Gender Diversity in Hand Surgery Leadership.
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- Gender and Diversity Trends Among Hand Fellowship Training Programs in the United States.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
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- Diversity in Hand Surgery Leadership: The Impact of Mentorship and Bias.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Gender Inequity in Institutional Leadership Roles in US Academic Medical Centers: A Systematic Scoping Review.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Benchmarking Accomplishments of Presidents Elected to Hand Surgery Societies in the United States.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2024Article
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- Fifty Most-Cited Research Articles in Elbow Surgery: A Modern Reading List.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDiversity in leadership drives innovation; however, women are underrepresented in leadership positions across academic medicine. The aim of this study was to assess the current gender representation in hand surgery leadership positions.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional analysis of leaders in hand surgery. Leaders were defined as President, Board and Committee members of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Association for Hand Surgery, as well as hand surgery fellowship program directors and physician lead editors of peer-reviewed hand journals. The representation of women in leadership was compared to the percentage of female hand fellows over the same period. Years in practice, academic rank, additional degrees,
resultsTwenty-nine of 213 leadership positions (13.6%) are held by women which is fewer than would be expected based on hand surgery fellowship composition. Female leaders were earlier in practice than their male counterparts (13.5 ± 5.7 versus 20.8 ± 11.1 years,
conclusionsGender disparities in hand surgery exist and are accentuated at the leadership level. Further work is needed to decrease leadership promotion disparities between men and women.
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