Hull Bethany, Pestrin Olivia, Brennan Caitlin M, Hackney Rosie, Scott Chloe E H
Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Front Surg. 2022 May 25;9:905558. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.905558. eCollection 2022.
This study investigated the perceptions of medical students regarding the barriers to pursuing a career in trauma and orthopaedics (T&O); and whether these perceptions were altered by attending an event promoting women in T&O.
An event consisting of presentations and interactive sessions from two female T&O trainees was hosted online. Attendees completed pre and post-event questionnaires. Students were asked about their previous exposure to T&O, perceptions of gender imbalances in T&O and what barriers they perceived prevented women from entering T&O. Univariate analysis was performed to identify changes in perceptions following the event.
Pre-event questionnaires were completed by 102 people; and post-event by 52. Although 64/102 respondents were considering a career in T&O, 26/102 were dissuaded by perceived gender disparities. Perceptions of gender disparities were significantly higher in UK based attendees compared to other nationalities ( = 0.047). Attendees were more likely to want to pursue a career in T&O if they had been directly exposed at medical school ( = 0.044), but exposure did not alter perceptions of women in T&O. The most common perceived barrier was the orthopaedic stereotype followed by male dominated workplace culture, and lack of female role models. Pre and post-event responses did not differ significantly for any areas examined.
There are significant concerns amongst medical students regarding gender based discrimination within T&O, and these perceptions were not altered by attending a one-off women in T&O event. Early exposure to T&O appears important to improve interest in orthopaedics, whereas negative stereotyping is a barrier.
本研究调查了医学生对从事创伤与骨科（T&O）职业的障碍的看法；以及参加一场促进女性从事T&O职业的活动是否改变了这些看法。
在线举办了一场活动，包括两名女性T&O实习医生的讲座和互动环节。参与者完成了活动前和活动后的问卷调查。学生们被问及他们以前接触T&O的经历、对T&O中性别不平衡的看法以及他们认为阻碍女性进入T&O的障碍是什么。进行单因素分析以确定活动后看法的变化。
102人完成了活动前问卷；52人完成了活动后问卷。虽然102名受访者中有64人考虑从事T&O职业，但102人中有26人因察觉到的性别差异而打消了念头。与其他国籍的参与者相比，英国参与者对性别差异的看法明显更高（P = 0.047）。如果参与者在医学院直接接触过T&O，他们更有可能想从事T&O职业（P = 0.044），但这种接触并没有改变对女性在T&O领域的看法。最常见的被察觉到的障碍是骨科的刻板印象，其次是男性主导的工作场所文化以及缺乏女性榜样。活动前和活动后的回答在任何所考察的方面均无显著差异。
医学生对T&O领域基于性别的歧视存在重大担忧，而参加一次女性从事T&O职业的活动并未改变这些看法。早期接触T&O似乎对提高对骨科的兴趣很重要，而负面刻板印象是一个障碍。
