Highlights
- •More female military medical students are applying to General Surgery residency programs.
- •Female medical students are accepted at a statistically significant higher rate than male medical students.
- •More women in training over the last 5 years will hopefully close the gender gap seen in military General Surgery.
Abstract
Background
Despite the fact that women comprise half of medical school graduates, women remain
under-represented in General Surgery. We aimed to identify the trend in military general
surgery applicants based on gender.
Methods
A retrospective review of the Medical Operational Data System (MODS) applicants from
2014 to 2019 was performed. Demographic data included age, gender, average board scores,
applied and matched specialty.
Results
204 students applied and 167 applicants matched into Army General Surgery programs
from 2014 to 2019. The percentage of all students applying to General Surgery was
statistically higher in females (13.4% vs 9.0%, p = 0.04), with females matching at
a statistically higher rate (77% vs 57%, p = 0.02). Over the last 6 years, 55% of
residents in training are men and 45% are women.
Conclusion
Army General Surgery programs have increased the amount of women in training over
the last six years. We believe that this will ultimately translate to more female
surgeons contributing to military medicine.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 12, 2022
Accepted:
February 7,
2022
Received in revised form:
February 2,
2022
Received:
October 24,
2021
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Copyright
Published by Elsevier Inc.
