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ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Gender representation in professorship and research productivity across all surgical specialties in Canadian academic institutions.

Stuti M Tanya, Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Maxine Joly-Chevrier, Daiana Roxana Pur, Sanjay Sharma, Fiona Costello, Femida Kherani, Vincent Quoc-Huy Trinh, Isabelle Hardy, Leonardo Lando

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Stuti M TanyaFrom the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Tanya); the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Nguyen); the Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que. (Joly-Chevrier); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont. (Pur); the Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont. (Sharma); the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Costello); the Department of Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kherani); the Department of Pathology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que. (Trinh); the Department of Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que. (Hardy); the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Toronto, Ont. (Lando); the Ocular Oncology and Visual Rehabilitation Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil (Lando).
Anne Xuan-Lan NguyenFrom the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Tanya); the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Que. (Nguyen); the Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que. (Joly-Chevrier); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ont. (Pur); the Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont. (Sharma); the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Costello); the Department of Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kherani); the Department of Pathology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que. (Trinh); the Department of Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que. (Hardy); the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Toronto, Ont. (Lando); the Ocular Oncology and Visual Rehabilitation Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil (Lando).
Maxine Joly-Chevrier
Daiana Roxana Pur
Sanjay Sharma
Fiona Costello
Femida Kherani
Vincent Quoc-Huy Trinh
Isabelle Hardy
Leonardo Lando

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDisparate gender representation among Canadian academic surgeons is documented; however, the association of academic rank with research productivity across all surgical specialties is not well understood. Our objective was to assess differences in gender representation by academic rank and research productivity metrics for surgical specialties in Canadian academic centres.

methodsThis retrospective, cross-sectional, comparative study used online public databases in 2021. Data sources included the Canadian Resident Matching Service program descriptions, College of Physicians and Surgeons databases, the Scopus platform, and professional websites. Gender distribution by academic rank, research productivity metrics, institution, and surgical specialty were tested for a 0.5 proportion rate. We used a generalized logistic regression model adjusting for confounders to assess gender association with ordinally ranked academic rank. We defined significance by

resultsWe assessed 10 surgical specialties across 17 Canadian academic institutions. Women surgeons were underrepresented in 16 out of 17 centres (

conclusionWomen surgeons were underrepresented across all academic ranks, were less likely to achieve senior professorship, and had lower research productivity metrics.

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Academic Medical CentersBiomedical ResearchEfficiencyFaculty, MedicalPhysicians, WomenSpecialties, SurgicalSurgeonsCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesSex Factors

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