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Women are not disproportionately underselected in surgical residency matches, although they remain underrepresented in surgery. Analysis of Canadian residency data found no evidence of sex-based overselection in surgical specialties.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Training
  • Gender Disparities in Medicine

Background:

  • Women remain underrepresented in surgical residency programs and practice.
  • Understanding selection processes is crucial for addressing gender disparities in surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate potential underselection of women in the annual surgical residency match.
  • To compare the odds of male and female applicants being rejected from their top-choice surgical disciplines.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Canadian Residency Matching Service.
  • Comparison of rejection odds for men versus women in general surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, urology, cardiac surgery, and plastic surgery.

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Main Results:

  • While women are increasingly represented in surgery, they continue to be underrepresented overall.
  • No evidence of overselection for either men or women was found across the examined surgical specialties.

Conclusions:

  • The annual resident selection committee process did not show evidence of overselecting either sex.
  • Further research may be needed to understand the persistent underrepresentation of women in surgical fields.