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Published on: January 12, 2018
Investigating racial/ethnic differences in procedure experience in obstetrics & gynecology trainees at a single
Patricia GiglioAyers1,2, Christine E Foley3,4, Beth Cronin3,4
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley St, 02905, Providence, RI, USA. pgiglioayers@wihri.org.
Background:
Discrimination is common in medical education. Resident physicians of races and ethnicities underrepresented in medicine experience daily discrimination which has been proven to negatively impact training. There is limited data on the impact of resident race/ethnicity on OB/GYN surgical training. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of race/ethnicity on procedural experience in OB/GYN training.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis of graduated OB/GYN resident case logs from 2009 to 2019 was performed at a single urban academic institution. Self-reported race/ethnicity data was collected. Association between URM and non-URM were analyzed using t-tests. Trainees were categorized by self-reported race/ethnicity into underrepresented in medicine (URM) (Black, Hispanic, Native American) and non-URM (White, Asian).
Results:
The cohort consisted of 84 residents: 19% URM (N = 16) and 79% non-URM (n = 66). Difference between URM and non-URM status and average case volume was analyzed using t-tests. There was no difference between non-URM and URM trainees and reported mean number of Total GYN (349 vs. 334, p = 0.31) and Total OB (624 vs. 597, P = 0.11) case logs. However, compared with non-URM, on average URM performed fewer Total procedures (1562 vs. 1469, P = 0.04). Analyzing individual procedures showed a difference in average number of abortions performed between URM and non-URM (76 vs. 53, P = 0.02). There were no other statistically significant differences between the two groups.
Conclusions:
This single institution study highlights potential differences in trainee experience by race/ethnicity. Larger national studies are warranted to further explore these differences to identify bias and discrimination, and to ensure equitable experience for all trainees.
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