Chawla Sahil, Faheem Sarim, Moreton Michael L, Sekhon Amardeep, Amornteerasawas Orapin M, Ding Jeffrey, Khosa Faisal
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada.
Plast Surg (Oakv). 2024 Aug;32(3):508-514. doi: 10.1177/22925503221144039. Epub 2022 Dec 19.
As plastic surgery continues to evolve, an increasing number of surgeons are attaining additional degrees (ADs). Prior studies illustrate this trend of increased AD attainment among plastic surgery faculty within the United States. Yet, no such study has documented AD attainment variability and influence within Canadian plastic surgery faculty. Our objective was to investigate the relationship between AD attainment and gender, alongside research productivity, and academic rank of Canadian plastic surgery faculty members. All Canadian academic plastic surgery faculty members were identified and information regarding gender, academic rank, research productivity, timing of AD attainment was recorded. AD was defined as any degree beyond a medical degree or equivalent. A total of 299 faculty members were identified. Of these, 33% (N = 99) attained an AD. A higher percentage of females (40%) obtained ADs compared to males (30%) ( = .0402). When controlling for number of years in practice, there was a significantly larger proportion of females than males with ADs as assistant and associate professor ( = .033). Faculty with ADs were associated with higher research productivity and higher academic rank than those with MDs ( < .05). ADs were commonly obtained post-residency (38%) and most common ADs were MSc (51%) and PhDs (21%). It was found that the Canadian plastic surgeons were less likely to pursue MBAs than US plastic surgeons ( = .002). One-third of Canadian academic plastic surgeons had ADs. Those with ADs present with higher research productivity and academic rank. When segmented by gender, there were significant differences among AD holders. The results of this study will lend support to ongoing endeavors voicing the need for gender equity in academic plastic surgery.
随着整形手术的不断发展，越来越多的外科医生获得了额外学位（ADs）。先前的研究表明了美国整形外科学术教员中获得ADs人数增加的这一趋势。然而，尚无此类研究记录加拿大整形外科学术教员中ADs获得情况的差异及其影响。我们的目的是研究加拿大整形外科学术教员的ADs获得情况与性别、研究生产力和学术职称之间的关系。确定了所有加拿大整形外科学术教员，并记录了有关性别、学术职称、研究生产力、获得ADs时间的信息。AD被定义为医学学位或同等学位以外的任何学位。共确定了299名教员。其中，33%（N = 99）获得了ADs。获得ADs的女性比例（40%）高于男性（30%）（P = 0.0402）。在控制从业年限后，担任助理教授和副教授且获得ADs的女性比例明显高于男性（P = 0.033）。与拥有医学博士学位的教员相比，拥有ADs的教员研究生产力更高，学术职称也更高（P < 0.05）。ADs通常在住院医师培训后获得（38%），最常见的ADs是理学硕士（51%）和博士（21%）。研究发现，与美国整形外科医生相比，加拿大整形外科医生获得工商管理硕士学位的可能性较小（P = 0.002）。三分之一的加拿大整形外科学术医生拥有ADs。拥有ADs的医生研究生产力和学术职称更高。按性别细分时，AD持有者之间存在显著差异。本研究结果将为整形外科学术领域中呼吁性别平等的持续努力提供支持。
