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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
卷 78, 期 9, 页码 898-909出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.06.033
关键词
discrimination; diversity; gender; training; culture; women
资金
- University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska
- University of Washington in Seattle, Washington
The research found that women are more negatively influenced by factors such as lack of female role models, radiation concerns, old boys' club culture, and discrimination/harassment concerns when pursuing a career in cardiac electrophysiology.
BACKGROUND Despite the increase in the number of female physicians across most specialties within cardiology, <10% of clinical cardiac electrophysiology (EP) fellows are women. OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the factors that influence fellows-in-training (FITs) to pursue EP as a career choice and whether this differs by gender. METHODS The authors conducted an online multiple-choice survey through the American College of Cardiology to assess the decision factors that influence FITs in the United States and Canada to pursue cardiovascular subspecialties. RESULTS A total of 933 (30.5%) FITs completed the survey; 129 anticipated specializing in EP, 259 in interventional cardiology (IC), and 545 in a different field or were unsure. A total of 1 in 7 (14%) FITs indicated an interest in EP. Of this group, more men chose EP than women (84% vs 16%; P < 0.001). The most important factor that influenced FITs to pursue EP was a strong interest in the field. Women were more likely to be influenced by having a female role model (P = 0.001) compared with men. After excluding FITs interested in IC, women who deselected EP were more likely than men to be influenced by greater interest in another field (P = 0.004), radiation concerns (P = 0.001), lack of female role models (P = 0.001), a perceived old boys' club culture (P = 0.001) and discrimination/harassment concerns (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Women are more likely than men to be negatively influenced by many factors when it comes to pursuing EP as a career choice. Addressing those factors will help decrease the gender disparity in the field. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2021;78:898-909) (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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