Ching Idaleen C, Cho Elizabeth, Perez Aidimer, Rumps Mia V, Mulcahey Mary K
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA.
Orthop J Sports Med. 2025 Jun 4;13(6):23259671251340301. doi: 10.1177/23259671251340301. eCollection 2025 Jun.
It has been estimated that only 6.5% of practicing orthopaedic surgeons are female. However, with the number of women in orthopaedic surgery increasing over the past 2 decades as more female medical students are applying to orthopaedic surgery residency, it is important for trainees, mentors, and all stakeholders in the field to understand what variables affect opportunities for career advancement.
PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate gender diversity among instructional course lecture (ICL) faculty at recent orthopaedic sports medicine meetings and to determine whether factors such as moderator gender affect selection of ICL panelists. It was hypothesized that there would be more female representation at orthopaedic sports medicine meetings overall compared with previous years, as well as more female faculty on ICLs with female moderators.
Cross-sectional study.
Demographic data on ICL moderators and panelists were collected in September 2023 from annual meeting programs for the Arthroscopy Association of North America from 2016 to 2023 and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine from 2018 to 2023 via an internet search.
ICLs with female moderators were more likely to include female panelists (OR, 4.6; 95% CI, 2.5-8.6; < .0001). Male moderators had more years in practice (16.8 vs 7.2; = .0002). Among panelists, men had higher H-indices (36 vs 23; < .0001), a number used to describe a researcher's productivity and impact, and years in practice (19 vs 16; = .02). Academic ranks were significantly different between male and female moderators ( < .00001 for professor and associate professor categories). There was no significant difference in departmental leadership between male and female moderators.
Female faculty were predominantly in academic practices yet were less likely to be in academic or departmental leadership roles. ICLs with a female moderator were more likely to have female panelists. Sports medicine societies should take this into account when considering ways to increase diversity among faculty on ICLs at annual meetings.
据估计，执业骨科医生中女性仅占6.5%。然而，在过去20年里，随着越来越多的女性医学生申请骨科手术住院医师项目，骨科手术领域的女性数量不断增加，对于该领域的实习生、导师及所有利益相关者而言，了解哪些变量会影响职业发展机会至关重要。
目的/假设：本研究旨在评估近期骨科运动医学会议上教学课程讲座（ICL）教员的性别多样性，并确定诸如主持人性别等因素是否会影响ICL小组成员的选择。研究假设是相较于前几年，骨科运动医学会议上女性代表总体上会更多，且女性主持人主持的ICL上女性教员也会更多。
横断面研究。
2023年9月，通过网络搜索从2016年至2023年北美关节镜协会年会项目以及2018年至2023年美国骨科运动医学学会年会项目中收集ICL主持人和小组成员的人口统计学数据。
女性主持人主持的ICL更有可能纳入女性小组成员（比值比，4.6；95%置信区间，2.5 - 8.6；P <.0001）。男性主持人的从业年限更长（16.8年对7.2年；P =.0002）。在小组成员中，男性的H指数更高（36对23；P <.0001），H指数用于描述研究人员的生产力和影响力，且男性的从业年限更长（19年对16年；P =.02）。男性和女性主持人的学术职称存在显著差异（教授和副教授类别中P <.00001）。男性和女性主持人在部门领导方面无显著差异。
女性教员主要从事学术工作，但担任学术或部门领导职务的可能性较小。女性主持人主持的ICL更有可能有女性小组成员。运动医学学会在考虑如何增加年会ICL教员多样性时应考虑到这一点。
