University of Toledo College of Medicine, 3000 Arlington Ave, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
University of Toledo College of Medicine, 3000 Arlington Ave, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2024 Sep-Oct;53(5):570-575. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.05.002. Epub 2024 May 3.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and representation in various sectors have garnered increasing attention in the past two decades, including healthcare. In this report we investigate representation of females and underrepresented minorities (URM) in the field of radiology and asses for significant growth trends in representation in residency training programs in the United States.
De-identified trainee demographic information for active radiology trainees from 2016 to 2021 was queried using the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and new radiology trainees using the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)'s Main Residency Match Data and Reports databooks.
In 2021 females represented 26.7% of DR residency trainees and 22% of IR integrated trainees. In the same year URM trainees represented 11.3% of trainees and 8.7% of IR integrated trainees. From 2017 to 2021, diagnostic radiology had a compound average growth rate (CAGR) 1% (p <0.01) of female representation and 1.12% (p<0.01) of URM representation.
This study quantifies female and underrepresented minority representation among radiology trainees for diagnostic radiology and radiology subspecialities, identifying modest uptrends in representation within both demographics.
多样性、公平性、包容性和代表性在过去二十年中，包括在医疗保健领域，受到了越来越多的关注。本报告调查了女性和少数族裔（URM）在放射科领域的代表性，并评估了美国住院医师培训项目中代表性的显著增长趋势。
使用研究生医学教育认证委员会（ACGME）查询了 2016 年至 2021 年活跃放射科受训者的去识别受训者人口统计信息，并使用全国住院医师匹配项目（NRMP）的主要住院医师匹配数据和报告数据手册查询了新的放射科受训者。
在 2021 年，女性占 DR 住院医师培训生的 26.7%和 IR 综合培训生的 22%。同年，URM 受训者占受训者的 11.3%和 IR 综合培训生的 8.7%。从 2017 年到 2021 年，诊断放射学的女性代表人数复合平均增长率（CAGR）为 1%（p<0.01），URM 代表人数 CAGR 为 1.12%（p<0.01）。
本研究量化了放射科受训者中女性和少数族裔在诊断放射学和放射科亚专业中的代表性，确定了这两个群体的代表性都有适度的上升趋势。
