Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
World Neurosurg. 2021 Jun;150:20-25. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.023. Epub 2021 Mar 13.
Women have now surpassed men in the number of medical students currently enrolled in the United States. However, in surgical subspecialties including neurosurgery, women continue to be significantly underrepresented. The objective of this study was to investigate the academic accomplishments of women in academic neurosurgery as measured by academic title, publications, and grant funding.
A list of ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) accredited neurosurgery departments was utilized and department websites were reviewed to collect data regarding female and male faculty. Scopus and National Institutes of Health (NIH) RePORTER websites were used to collect other variables.
Women comprise 11.0% of all academic neurosurgeons. Of the 116 neurosurgery residency programs in the United States, 77% have at least 1 female faculty member. There are 172 academic female neurosurgeons in practice in the United States currently. Of academic female neurosurgeons, 61% are assistant professors, 21% are associate professors, and 18% are professors. Only 20 women hold leadership positions in their departments. Women have an average of 39.7 49.6 publications. The average h-index of academic female neurosurgeons is 12.0 11.1. Twenty-two women have or have had NIH funding with an average cumulative total grant value of $3,409,919. Having NIH funding and more publications is associated with higher academic rank and holding a leadership position. Women have significantly less funding and publications than men.
Women represent younger faculty with expected publication and grant funding productivity. As women continue to advance into more senior positions, the trends for number of publications and grant funding is expected to increase.
目前，在美国，攻读医学专业的学生中女性人数已经超过了男性。然而，在神经外科等外科专业领域，女性的代表性仍然严重不足。本研究旨在通过学术头衔、出版物和资助经费来衡量女性在神经外科学术领域的学术成就。
利用美国研究生医学教育认证委员会（Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education，ACGME）认可的神经外科科室名单，并审查科室网站，收集女性和男性教员的数据。Scopus 和美国国立卫生研究院（National Institutes of Health，NIH）RePORTER 网站用于收集其他变量。
女性占所有神经外科医生的 11.0%。在美国 116 个神经外科住院医师培训计划中，77%至少有 1 名女性教员。目前，美国有 172 名女性神经外科医生在从事学术工作。在学术女性神经外科医生中，61%是助理教授，21%是副教授，18%是教授。只有 20 名女性在其科室担任领导职务。女性平均发表 39.7-49.6 篇论文。学术女性神经外科医生的平均 h 指数为 12.0-11.1。22 名女性拥有或曾经拥有 NIH 资助，平均累计资助总额为 3409919 美元。拥有 NIH 资助和更多出版物与更高的学术职称和担任领导职务有关。女性的资助和出版物明显少于男性。
女性代表了更年轻的教员，预计她们的出版物和资助经费的生产力会更高。随着女性继续晋升到更高级别的职位，出版物和资助经费的数量预计会增加。
