Murray Lorraine, Ni Mhuircheartaigh Jennifer
Department of Radiology, University of Limerick & University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Co.Limerick, Ireland.
Eur Radiol. 2025 Mar;35(3):1197-1204. doi: 10.1007/s00330-024-10943-w. Epub 2024 Aug 23.
Women are under-represented in Radiology, both globally and in Ireland. An annual review of the medical workforce in Ireland for the year 2021-2022 revealed that although the overall gender breakdown of trainees is similar, with 56% female and 44% male trainees, certain specialities have disproportionate numbers of a given gender. Females only account for 38% of Irish Radiology trainees, one of the lowest of all the specialties. The cause for this disparity is likely multifactorial, but a lack of interest in applying for Radiology training by female doctors is a possible cause. The objectives of this study were to identify specific factors that attract or deter intern doctors from considering a career in Radiology and to identify underlying gender-specific differences.
Anonymous online surveys were distributed to 50% of the intern population in Ireland between May and June 2022. The survey included questions on demographics, prior radiology exposure, and dedicated multiple-choice questions for those either considering or not considering radiology, which were subdivided into potentially influencing factors.
Two-hundred-seven interns responded giving a response rate of 48.3%, which totalled almost 25% of the interns in Ireland. For those interns considering radiology, significantly more male interns (n = 24/67, 35.8%) are considering radiology compared with females (n = 26/139, 18.71%), (p < 0.009). Significantly more females were deterred by the perception of radiology as a male-based speciality (p < 0.004).
Significantly fewer females are considering radiology, deterred by physics knowledge, use of technology, and, significantly, by the perception of radiology as a male-dominated speciality.
This survey highlights important reasons that female interns are deterred from radiology. It will help direct future medical training and doctor recruitment policies, with a view to addressing the ongoing gender disparity in the Irish radiology workforce.
Women are under-represented in the Irish and global Radiology workforce. Female interns are dissuaded from Radiology as a career by their perception of Radiology as male-dominated. This survey will shape medical training and doctor recruitment policies to improve gender diversity in radiology.
在全球范围内以及爱尔兰，放射科领域女性所占比例较低。对爱尔兰2021 - 2022年医疗劳动力的年度审查显示，尽管实习生的总体性别构成相似，女性实习生占56%，男性实习生占44%，但某些专业中特定性别的人数比例失调。女性仅占爱尔兰放射科实习生的38%，是所有专业中比例最低的之一。这种差异的原因可能是多方面的，但女医生对申请放射科培训缺乏兴趣可能是一个原因。本研究的目的是确定吸引或阻止实习医生考虑从事放射科职业的具体因素，并找出潜在的性别差异。
2022年5月至6月期间，向爱尔兰50%的实习医生群体发放了匿名在线调查问卷。该调查包括有关人口统计学、既往放射科接触情况的问题，以及针对那些考虑或不考虑从事放射科工作的人员的专门多项选择题，这些题目又细分为潜在影响因素。
207名实习生做出了回应，回应率为48.3%，这几乎占爱尔兰实习生总数的25%。对于那些考虑从事放射科工作的实习生，与女性（n = 26/139，18.71%）相比，考虑从事放射科工作的男性实习生显著更多（n = 24/67，35.8%），（p < 0.009）。更多女性因认为放射科是男性主导的专业而受到阻碍（p < 0.004）。
考虑从事放射科工作的女性明显较少，她们受到物理知识、技术应用的阻碍，而且显著地，还受到放射科是男性主导专业这一认知的阻碍。
本次调查突出了女性实习生被阻止从事放射科工作的重要原因。这将有助于指导未来医学培训和医生招聘政策，以解决爱尔兰放射科劳动力中持续存在的性别差异问题。
在爱尔兰和全球放射科劳动力中，女性所占比例较低。女性实习生因认为放射科由男性主导而不愿将其作为职业。本次调查将塑造医学培训和医生招聘政策，以提高放射科的性别多样性。
