Rationale and Objectives
Although the number of women graduating from medical school continues to increase,
their representation in radiology residency programs has not increased over the past
10 years. We examined whether the gender of radiology faculty and residents differed
according to the gender of the departmental leadership.
Materials and Methods
We issued an anonymous Web-based survey via e-mail to all 188 radiology residency
program directors listed in the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database
(FREIDA Online). Data regarding the gender of the department chairperson, residency
program director, faculty, and residents were collected. The institutional review
board granted a waiver for this study, and all subjects provided informed consent.
Results
Of the 84 program directors who responded, 9 (10.7%) were chaired by females and 75
(89.3%) by males; residency program director positions were held by 36 (42.9%) females
and 48 (57.1%) males. More programs were located in the northeastern United States
(n = 31, 36.9%) than in any other region, and more were self-described as academic
(n = 36, 42.9%) than any other practice type. Programs that were led by a male chairperson
had a similar proportion of female faculty (25.2% versus 27.3%; P = .322) and residents (26.2% versus 27.4%; P = .065) compared with those led by a female. Similarly, radiology departments with
a male residency program director had a similar proportion of female residents (24.8%
versus 28.7%; P = .055) compared with programs with a female residency program director.
Conclusion
The gender composition of radiology faculty and residents does not differ significantly
according to the gender of the departmental chairperson or residency program director.
Nevertheless, there continues to be a disparity in the representation of women among
radiology faculty and residents.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
April 25,
2007
Received:
March 21,
2007
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