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Decisions, decisions: how program diversity influences residency program choice.

Manwai C Ku1, Yan E Li, Charles Prober

  • 1Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Residency program diversity significantly impacts student rankings, especially for women and under-represented minorities in surgical fields. Promoting diversity is key to attracting these groups to surgical training programs.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Residency Training
  • Diversity and Inclusion

Background:

  • Student program fit influences residency ranking decisions.
  • Diversity is a growing concern in medical education.
  • The impact of perceived program diversity on rankings needs further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how perceived gender and racial diversity influence student rankings of residency programs.
  • To compare diversity concerns between applicants to surgical and non-surgical specialties.

Main Methods:

  • Survey distributed to 1,657 residency interviewees at Stanford University School of Medicine in 2009.
  • 1,132 (68%) of interviewees completed the survey.
  • Analysis focused on perceptions of diversity and program rankings.

Main Results:

  • Women and under-represented minority applicants perceived surgical programs as less diverse than other groups.
  • Perceived program diversity positively influenced program rankings for women and minority applicants in surgical specialties.
  • Diversity perceptions differed between male/non-minority and female/minority applicants.

Conclusions:

  • Surgical residency programs prioritizing gender and racial diversity are better positioned to attract women and minority students.
  • Women and minorities are particularly attuned to program diversity in their perceptions and rankings.
  • Outreach programs and mentorship are crucial for recruiting under-represented groups into surgical specialties.