Steele Malia, Gianakos Arianna L, Stamm Michaela A, Mulcahey Mary K
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Harvard-Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2023 Jun 20;5(4):100752. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.06.001. eCollection 2023 Aug.
The purpose of this study was to report demographic trends in terms of ethnicity/race and gender among the membership and leadership positions of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) and the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM). Over the years both AANA and AOSSM will increase in diversity through their committee membership and leadership positions.
AANA and AOSSM membership and leadership were reviewed for the years 2010, 2015, and 2020. Race/ethnicity was divided into Caucasian, Asian, African American (AA), Hispanic/Latin/South American (HLSA), and Middle Eastern (ME). Gender was limited to male or female, based on name and photographic depiction.
Diversity in AANA and AOSSM committee and leadership positions is summarized in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. In 2010, 166/191 (87%) AANA committee members were Caucasian, as compared with 125/186 (67%) in 2020. Asian committee members were similar in 2010 (13/191, 7%) and 2015 (13/216, 6%) but increased to 17/186 (10%) in 2020. HLSA committee members increased from 5/191 (3%) 2010 to 11/186 (6%) in 2020. AA committee membership increased from 2/191 (1%) in 2010 to 5/186 (3%) in 2020. The diversity of AANA Board of Director leadership positions increased, with Caucasian representation decreasing from 14/14 (100%) 2010 to 11/12 (92%) in 2020 and Asian representation increasing from 0% in 2010 to 1/12 (8%) in 2020, with HLSA, AA and ME remaining the same with 0/12 (0%). In AANA, men comprised 181/191 (95%) committee members in 2010 and 166/186 (89%) in 2020. The percentage of female committee members increased from 10/191 (5%) in 2010 to 20/186 (11%) in 2020. In 2010, 73/79 (92%) AOSSM committee members were Caucasian compared to 62/81 (77%) in 2020 with AA having the largest increase in committee members from 0% in 2010 to 6/81 (7%) in 2020 (Table 2). Within AOSSM, men comprised 73/79 (92%) committee members in 2010 and 70/81 (86%) in 2020. The percentage of female committee members in AOSSM increased from 6/79 (8%) in 2010 to 11/81 (14%) in 2020.
There has been a progressive trend toward increasing diversity in both committee membership and leadership positions in AANA and AOSSM from 2010 to 2020. Within AANA, there has been a decrease in the Caucasian representation from 87% in 2010 to 67% in 2020 and an increase in the female representation from 5% in 2010 to 11% in 2020. AOSSM demonstrated a similar trend, with Caucasian representation decreasing from 92% in 2010 to 77% in 2020, in addition to female percentage increasing from 8% in 2010 to 14% in 2020. Although there has been an increase in representation of minority and female orthopaedic surgeons within both societies, there is still room for more diversity and inclusion within committee membership and leadership. It is important to progress toward the understanding of the changes that need to be made and work to implement opening the field of orthopaedic sports medicine.
本研究旨在报告北美关节镜协会（AANA）和美国运动医学骨科协会（AOSSM）成员及领导职位在种族/民族和性别方面的人口统计学趋势。多年来，AANA和AOSSM通过其委员会成员和领导职位，在多样性方面都有所增加。
对2010年、2015年和2020年AANA和AOSSM的成员及领导情况进行了审查。种族/民族分为白种人、亚洲人、非裔美国人（AA）、西班牙裔/拉丁裔/南美洲人（HLSA）和中东人（ME）。根据姓名和照片描述，性别仅限于男性或女性。
AANA和AOSSM委员会及领导职位的多样性分别总结在表1和表2中。2010年，166/191（87%）的AANA委员会成员为白种人，而2020年这一比例为125/186（67%）。亚洲委员会成员在2010年（13/191，7%）和2015年（13/216，6%）相近，但在2020年增加到17/186（10%）。HLSA委员会成员从2010年的5/191（3%）增加到2020年的11/186（6%）。AA委员会成员从2010年的2/191（1%）增加到2020年的5/186（3%）。AANA董事会领导职位的多样性有所增加，白种人的占比从2010年的14/14（100%）降至2020年的11/12（92%），亚洲人的占比从2010年的0%增至2020年的1/12（8%），HLSA、AA和ME的占比保持不变，均为0/12（0%）。在AANA中，2010年男性占委员会成员的181/191（95%），2020年为166/186（89%）。女性委员会成员的比例从2010年的10/191（5%）增加到2020年的20/186（11%）。2010年，73/79（92%）的AOSSM委员会成员为白种人，2020年这一比例为62/81（77%），其中AA委员会成员增加最多，从2010年的0%增至2020年的6/81（7%）（表2）。在AOSSM中，2010年男性占委员会成员的73/79（92%），2020年为70/81（86%）。AOSSM中女性委员会成员的比例从2010年的6/79（8%）增加到2020年的11/81（14%）。
从2010年到2020年，AANA和AOSSM在委员会成员和领导职位的多样性方面都呈现出逐步增加的趋势。在AANA内部，白种人的占比从2010年的87%降至2020年的67%，女性的占比从2010年的5%增至2020年的11%。AOSSM也呈现出类似趋势，白种人的占比从2010年的92%降至2020年的77%，女性比例从2010年的8%增至2020年的14%。尽管两个协会中少数族裔和女性骨科外科医生的占比有所增加，但在委员会成员和领导职位方面，仍有更多的多样性和包容性发展空间。朝着理解需要做出的改变并努力实现运动医学骨科领域的开放发展是很重要的。
