Department of General Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Department of General Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
J Surg Educ. 2017 Nov-Dec;74(6):939-945. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.04.003. Epub 2017 May 5.
The primary objective was to use a pilot survey of fourth-year medical students at our institution to determine if female residency applicants were asked potentially illegal questions regarding family status and childbearing more frequently than male applicants. Secondary objectives included comparing the use of potentially illegal questions in surgical versus nonsurgical specialties and between community and academic residency programs.
A 20-item questionnaire was distributed to all fourth-year medical students at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Data were analyzed in SPSS using descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and multivariate analysis.
University of Kansas Health System, Tertiary Care Center.
Fourth-year medical students from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
There were 57 survey respondents (51% male and 49% female). Female applicants were more likely to report being asked about their desire to have a family than male applicants (32% vs. 3%, respectively, p = 0.041). However, male and female students were equally likely to report being asked specifically if they had or intended to have children (p = 0.194). No significant differences were found in potentially illegal question-asking between surgical and nonsurgical specialties or between community-based and academic programs.
Although women now represent 47% of the applicant pool, gender discrimination in the residency interview has not been eradicated. Women are more likely to report potentially illegal questions regarding their desire to have a family on residency interviews than men. Community and academic programs appear to ask similar numbers and types of potentially illegal questions. Further study is warranted to determine if these findings apply to the entire applicant pool. Further education of interviewers is necessary regarding potentially illegal questions during the residency interview process.
本研究旨在通过对我们机构四年级医学生进行试点调查，确定女性住院医师申请人在家庭状况和生育方面是否比男性申请人更频繁地被问到可能违法的问题。次要目标包括比较外科和非外科专业以及社区和学术住院医师项目中使用潜在非法问题的情况。
向堪萨斯大学医学院的所有四年级医学生发放了一份 20 项的问卷。使用 SPSS 进行数据分析，包括描述性统计、双变量分析和多变量分析。
堪萨斯大学卫生系统，三级保健中心。
堪萨斯大学医学院四年级医学生。
共有 57 名调查对象（51%为男性，49%为女性）。与男性申请人相比，女性申请人更有可能被问到他们想要组建家庭的愿望（分别为 32%和 3%，p = 0.041）。然而，男性和女性学生被问到他们是否有或打算要孩子的比例相同（p = 0.194）。在外科和非外科专业或社区和学术项目之间，没有发现潜在非法问题询问方面存在显著差异。
尽管女性现在占申请人总数的 47%，但住院医师面试中的性别歧视尚未消除。女性在住院医师面试中更有可能被问到关于组建家庭的愿望的潜在非法问题，而男性则较少。社区和学术项目似乎询问了类似数量和类型的潜在非法问题。需要进一步研究以确定这些发现是否适用于整个申请人群体。有必要对面试官进行进一步的培训，以了解在住院医师面试过程中潜在的非法问题。
