In their study, “A Descriptive Analysis of General Surgery Residency Program Directors
in the United States”, Hughes et al. use website-based data to demonstrate some key
differences between male and female general surgery program directors.
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Most notably, they report that female general surgery (GS) program directors (PDs)
were younger when entering their role, and nearly two-thirds of the current female
GS PDs were appointed within the last 5 years. Despite the younger average age, the
authors found that the male and female PDs had similar academic qualifications, suggesting
no difference in the academic standard for PD selection. This trend towards female
PDs is not surprising as the field of general surgery, especially academic surgery,
has seen increasing numbers of females in recent years, from trainees to attendings
to departmental leadership.
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Publication history
Published online: October 07, 2022
Accepted:
September 22,
2022
Received:
September 22,
2022
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