O'Connor E M, Nason G J, Manecksha R P
Department of Urology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Department of Urology, St James' Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Ir Med J. 2017 Dec 18;110(10):648.
Traditionally, surgery and certain surgical sub-specialities in particular have been predominantly male orientated. In recent years, there has been an increased proportion of female medical graduates which will ultimately have an effect on speciality choices. The aim of this study was to assess the gender diversity among urologists in the UK and Ireland. The total number and gender breakdown of consultant urologists and trainees in the UK and Ireland was obtained from the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) and the Irish Society of Urology (ISU) membership offices. The total number and gender breakdown of medical school entrants and graduates in 2015 was obtained from the six medical schools in the Republic of Ireland. There are a total of 1,012 consultant urologists in the UK and Ireland. In the UK, 141 (14.6%) are female compared to four (8.2%) in Ireland, p= 0.531. There was a significant increase in the number of females between consultant urologists and trainees in both the UK (p=0.0001) and Ireland (p=0.015). In recent years, there has been a significant change in the percentage of female trainees in the UK and Ireland (22.8% (n=75) in 2011 vs 31.7% (n=93) in 2014, p=0.019. Between the six medical schools in Ireland, there were significantly more female entrants (n=726, 56.5%) than female graduates (n=521, 51.2%) in 2015, p=0.013.There has been a significant shift in gender diversity in urology in the UK and Ireland. Efforts to increase diversity should be pursued to attract further trainees to urology.
传统上，外科手术尤其是某些外科亚专业一直以男性为主导。近年来，女性医学毕业生的比例有所增加，这最终将对专业选择产生影响。本研究的目的是评估英国和爱尔兰泌尿外科医生的性别多样性。英国和爱尔兰的泌尿外科顾问医生和实习生的总数及性别分类数据来自英国泌尿外科医师协会（BAUS）和爱尔兰泌尿外科协会（ISU）的会员办公室。2015年医学院入学新生和毕业生的总数及性别分类数据来自爱尔兰共和国的六所医学院。英国和爱尔兰共有1012名泌尿外科顾问医生。在英国，141名（14.6%）为女性，而在爱尔兰这一比例为4名（8.2%），p = 0.531。在英国（p = 0.0001）和爱尔兰（p = 0.015），泌尿外科顾问医生和实习生中的女性数量均有显著增加。近年来，英国和爱尔兰女性实习生的比例发生了显著变化（2011年为22.8%（n = 75），2014年为31.7%（n = 93），p = 0.019）。在爱尔兰的六所医学院中，2015年女性入学新生（n = 726，56.5%）显著多于女性毕业生（n = 521，51.2%），p = 0.013。英国和爱尔兰泌尿外科的性别多样性发生了显著变化。应努力增加多样性，以吸引更多实习生投身泌尿外科领域。
