ArticleAnnals of surgery2025
The Effect of Intersectionality on Attrition Among US General Surgery Trainees.
Article in Annals of surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Effect of training content and environmental factors on resident retention rates in postgraduate year programs.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2025Article
- Change Is Hardest Right Before the Glass Ceiling Breaks: An Update on Women Pursuing Careers in Academic Surgery at a National Level.Annals of surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between intersectionality of race, ethnicity, and gender on retention of US general surgery residents.
backgroundThere are limited data on the role that intersectionality plays in the US general surgery resident experience.
methodsAnalysis was performed using Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) data for general surgery residents who started their training between 2005 and 2015 (followed through completion). Regression analyses were used to assess demographic associations with time to attrition or successful completion of residency training. Associations between faculty and resident demographics were assessed.
resultsIn all, 25,029 residents were included. Over the decade-long study period, the number of underrepresented in medicine (UIM) residents as a percentage of all residents remained similar from 17% to 19% ( P =0.24). The percent of UIM males starting training in 2005 was 11% and 12% in 2015 ( P -value=0.38). UIM females comprised 5.5% of trainees in 2005 and increased to 6.9% ( P -value=0.003) in 2015, and female non-UIM residents increased from 23 to 28% ( P -value<0.001). The overall rate of resident attrition was 15%. UIM females had the highest yearly attrition rate at 21% compared with non-UIM males at 13% (HR 1.7, P <0.001). UIM females were more likely to leave residency compared with UIM males (HR: 1.5; P <0.001). The percent of UIM faculty was positively correlated with percent of UIM residents (r=0.64, P <0.001).
conclusionsIncreasing intersectionality is positively associated with attrition during surgery residency. The diversity of faculty appears to be associated with resident diversity.
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