Bhardwaj Prarthna V, Clarke Anna C, Knee Alexander, Gottlieb Amy S, Jobbins Kathryn A
Hematology Oncology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate, Springfield, USA.
Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate, Springfield, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Jun 29;15(6):e41150. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41150. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Introduction An invitation to speak at grand rounds (GR) is considered an honor and an activity important for academic promotion. The aim of this study was to determine the representation of women among invited speakers at departmental GR and assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on it. Methods We conducted a retrospective descriptive study on gender differences in all GR speakers between January 2019 and June 2021 at an academic health system in Western Massachusetts. We calculated the overall percentage of women presenters and compared it with the percentage of women faculty at our institution and nationally. To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on this association, we calculated the absolute percentage difference between women and men speakers using the date of March 13, 2020, as the cut-off and conducted a sensitivity analysis using June 15, 2020, as the cut-off. Results During the study period, 46% (276/607) of GR speakers at our institution were women. This percentage reflected the percentage of the women faculty overall at our institution and was similar to women's representation among faculty nationally. Departments with high percentages of women faculty (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 76%; Pediatrics, 65%) had high percentages of women GR speakers (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 70%; Pediatrics, 51%; Psychiatry, 62%). COVID-19 did not appear to significantly influence gender representation among speakers. Conclusion At our institution, less than half of the GR speakers were women. However, this percentage appears to reflect the overall percentage of women faculty. Potential barriers and opportunities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic did not appear to impact this finding.
受邀在大查房（GR）上发言被视为一种荣誉，也是对学术晋升很重要的一项活动。本研究的目的是确定科室大查房受邀发言者中女性的占比，并评估新冠疫情对其产生的影响。方法：我们对2019年1月至2021年6月期间在马萨诸塞州西部一个学术医疗系统中所有大查房发言者的性别差异进行了一项回顾性描述性研究。我们计算了女性发言者的总体百分比，并将其与我们机构以及全国范围内女性教员的百分比进行比较。为了评估新冠疫情对这种关联的影响，我们以2020年3月13日为截止日期计算了女性和男性发言者之间的绝对百分比差异，并以2020年6月15日为截止日期进行了敏感性分析。结果：在研究期间，我们机构大查房发言者中有46%（276/607）是女性。这一百分比反映了我们机构女性教员的总体百分比，并且与全国范围内教员中女性的占比相似。女性教员比例较高的科室（妇产科，76%；儿科，65%）大查房女性发言者的比例也较高（妇产科，70%；儿科，51%；精神病学，62%）。新冠疫情似乎并未对发言者的性别占比产生显著影响。结论：在我们机构，不到一半的大查房发言者是女性。然而，这一百分比似乎反映了女性教员的总体百分比。新冠疫情带来的潜在障碍和机遇似乎并未影响这一结果。
