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The Status of Women in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships: A Potential Light for the Future of Gender Inclusion in Academic Medicine

Background: The objective of this study is to investigate gender differences in the percentage of men and women who have completed an Emergency Ultrasound (EUS) fellowship over a four-year period. Secondary objectives of this study include evaluation of the career paths and accomplishments of women...

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Autores principales: Acuña, Josie, Situ-LaCasse, Elaine, Yarnish, Adrienne A, Amini, Richard, McNinch, Neil L, Adhikari, Srikar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9525103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36196285
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28701
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author Acuña, Josie
Situ-LaCasse, Elaine
Yarnish, Adrienne A
Amini, Richard
McNinch, Neil L
Adhikari, Srikar
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Situ-LaCasse, Elaine
Yarnish, Adrienne A
Amini, Richard
McNinch, Neil L
Adhikari, Srikar
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description Background: The objective of this study is to investigate gender differences in the percentage of men and women who have completed an Emergency Ultrasound (EUS) fellowship over a four-year period. Secondary objectives of this study include evaluation of the career paths and accomplishments of women who have recently completed an EUS fellowship. We will also be assessing program characteristics as reported by the program directors. Methods: This was an online survey of all EUS fellowship programs in the United States. Programs were excluded if they were not in existence before July 2020. The survey took place between September 16, 2021, and December 5, 2021. The study was approved by the appropriate institutional review board. Emergency Ultrasound fellowship programs and their respective program directors were identified from a list of participating programs created by the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships. The survey questions were divided into the following categories: program demographics, questions regarding the program's recent fellowship classes, and questions relating to the program director’s perspective on gender and fellowship. Results: This study utilized a convenience sample, from a roster of 109 programs, with a response rate of 67% by program directors. There was no significant difference in the percentage of men and women who have completed an EUS fellowship over a four-year period. No graduates who identified as transgender or non-binary/gender non-conform were reported. The majority of female fellows (65%) completed a research/scholarly project during their fellowship year (65%) and have held or currently hold a leadership position at their institution (60.3%). When program directors were asked if they felt women were equally represented in EUS fellowship programs, 24 (34.3%) respondents said yes, 18 (25.7%) said no, and 28 (40%) were not sure. When asked if they felt there were barriers that specifically prevented women from pursuing a fellowship, 28 (40%) said yes, 24 (34.3%) said no, and 18 (25.7%) were not sure. Conclusion: There does not exist a significant difference in the percentage of males and females who have completed an EUS fellowship over a four-year period. Completion of an EUS fellowship may provide women the opportunity to participate in research and receive awards for their accomplishments. It may also serve as a pipeline to academic medicine and leadership roles.
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spelling pubmed-95251032022-10-03 The Status of Women in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships: A Potential Light for the Future of Gender Inclusion in Academic Medicine Acuña, Josie Situ-LaCasse, Elaine Yarnish, Adrienne A Amini, Richard McNinch, Neil L Adhikari, Srikar Cureus Emergency Medicine Background: The objective of this study is to investigate gender differences in the percentage of men and women who have completed an Emergency Ultrasound (EUS) fellowship over a four-year period. Secondary objectives of this study include evaluation of the career paths and accomplishments of women who have recently completed an EUS fellowship. We will also be assessing program characteristics as reported by the program directors. Methods: This was an online survey of all EUS fellowship programs in the United States. Programs were excluded if they were not in existence before July 2020. The survey took place between September 16, 2021, and December 5, 2021. The study was approved by the appropriate institutional review board. Emergency Ultrasound fellowship programs and their respective program directors were identified from a list of participating programs created by the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships. The survey questions were divided into the following categories: program demographics, questions regarding the program's recent fellowship classes, and questions relating to the program director’s perspective on gender and fellowship. Results: This study utilized a convenience sample, from a roster of 109 programs, with a response rate of 67% by program directors. There was no significant difference in the percentage of men and women who have completed an EUS fellowship over a four-year period. No graduates who identified as transgender or non-binary/gender non-conform were reported. The majority of female fellows (65%) completed a research/scholarly project during their fellowship year (65%) and have held or currently hold a leadership position at their institution (60.3%). When program directors were asked if they felt women were equally represented in EUS fellowship programs, 24 (34.3%) respondents said yes, 18 (25.7%) said no, and 28 (40%) were not sure. When asked if they felt there were barriers that specifically prevented women from pursuing a fellowship, 28 (40%) said yes, 24 (34.3%) said no, and 18 (25.7%) were not sure. Conclusion: There does not exist a significant difference in the percentage of males and females who have completed an EUS fellowship over a four-year period. Completion of an EUS fellowship may provide women the opportunity to participate in research and receive awards for their accomplishments. It may also serve as a pipeline to academic medicine and leadership roles. Cureus 2022-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9525103/ /pubmed/36196285 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28701 Text en Copyright © 2022, Acuña et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Acuña, Josie
Situ-LaCasse, Elaine
Yarnish, Adrienne A
Amini, Richard
McNinch, Neil L
Adhikari, Srikar
The Status of Women in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships: A Potential Light for the Future of Gender Inclusion in Academic Medicine
title The Status of Women in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships: A Potential Light for the Future of Gender Inclusion in Academic Medicine
title_full The Status of Women in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships: A Potential Light for the Future of Gender Inclusion in Academic Medicine
title_fullStr The Status of Women in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships: A Potential Light for the Future of Gender Inclusion in Academic Medicine
title_full_unstemmed The Status of Women in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships: A Potential Light for the Future of Gender Inclusion in Academic Medicine
title_short The Status of Women in Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships: A Potential Light for the Future of Gender Inclusion in Academic Medicine
title_sort status of women in emergency ultrasound fellowships: a potential light for the future of gender inclusion in academic medicine
topic Emergency Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9525103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36196285
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28701
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