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Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2023; 36(05): 315-320
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1763519
Review Article

Surgical Education: Disparities in Education May Impact the Quality and Likelihood of Completion of Training

Asya Ofshteyn
1   Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Emily Steinhagen
2   Division of Colorectal, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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Abstract

Female surgical trainees experience bias that begins at the preclinical stages of medical school, extending into their surgery clerkships, and then into their residency training. There are important implications in terms of training opportunities and career advancement, mentorship, sponsorship, and ultimately burnout. Childbearing and lactation also impact the experiences and perceptions of female trainees who have children. There are limited interventions that have improved the experience of women in surgical training. Mentorship appears to play an important role in ameliorating some of the negative consequences of the training environment and improving outcomes for women surgeons.

Keywords

surgical education - gender disparities - pregnancy and childbearing in residency


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08 March 2023

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