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JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION
卷 74, 期 1, 页码 117-123出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.07.014
关键词
resident; training; surgery; race; ethnicity; diversity
资金
- National Institutes of Health, United States [R25-HL084665]
BACKGROUND: Increased diversity of U.S. physicians can improve patient communication and mitigate health disparities for racial minorities. This study analyzes trends in racial and ethnic diversity of plastic surgery residents. METHODS: Demographic data of surgical residents, medical students, and integrated plastic surgery residency applicants were obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Data for college students and the general population were obtained from the U.S. Census for comparison with plastic surgery. Interspecialty differences and temporal trends in racial composition were analyzed with chi-square tests. RESULTS: From 1995 to 2014, Asian and Hispanic plastic surgery residents increased nearly 3-fold (7.4%-21.7%, p < 0.001) and 2-fold (4.6%-7.9%, p < 0.001), respectively. African American plastic surgery residents did not increase significantly (3.0%-3.5%, p = 0.129). Relative to the U.S. population, Hispanics (range: 0.1-0.5 fold) and African Americans (range: 0.1-0.4 fold) were underrepresented, whereas Asians (range: 2.2-5.3 fold) were overrepresented in plastic surgery. A bottleneck existed in the pipeline of African American and Hispanic plastic surgery residents. Significant differences in racial composition existed between plastic surgery and other surgical disciplines, which varied over time. The percentage of Hispanic (10.6% vs 7.0%, p = 0.402) and African American (6.4% vs 2.1%, p < 0.001) plastic surgery residency applicants exceeded those in residency. CONCLUSIONS: Hispanics and African Americans are underrepresented in plastic surgery residency relative to whites and Asians. This study underscores the need for greater initiatives to increase diversity in plastic surgery residency. (C) 2016 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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