Workplace Bias Affecting Applicants to Independent Plastic Surgery Residencies
Background:. This study explores factors that encourage residents to apply to independent plastic surgery residencies to gain insight into whether they faced bias as a result of this decision. Methods:. Resident applicants who applied to two academic independent plastic surgery residencies in 2021 a...
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| author | Allan A. Weidman, BS Angelica Hernandez Alvarez, MD Lauren Valentine, BS Samuel M. Manstein, MD Carly Comer, MD Jose Foppiani, MUDr Benjamin A. Sarac, MD Jeffrey E. Janis, MD Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA |
| author_facet | Allan A. Weidman, BS Angelica Hernandez Alvarez, MD Lauren Valentine, BS Samuel M. Manstein, MD Carly Comer, MD Jose Foppiani, MUDr Benjamin A. Sarac, MD Jeffrey E. Janis, MD Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA |
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| description | Background:. This study explores factors that encourage residents to apply to independent plastic surgery residencies to gain insight into whether they faced bias as a result of this decision.
Methods:. Resident applicants who applied to two academic independent plastic surgery residencies in 2021 and 2022 were emailed a survey consisting of 25 questions. Responses were collected anonymously and analyzed. Descriptive statistics were performed, and subgroup analyses were conducted with Fisher exact and Pearson χ2 testing.
Results:. Thirty-nine complete responses were included for analysis (response rate 22.7%). Participants were asked what encouraged them to go into plastic surgery during residency. The most common reasons were scrubbing in on plastic surgery cases and interactions with plastic surgery faculty/residents, with each reason cited by 30 respondents (76.8%). Further, 20.5% of residents agreed or strongly agreed that they felt unsupported by their program director in their decision to apply into plastic surgery. Likewise, 64.1% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed to having experienced demeaning comments or jokes by faculty about their choice of plastic surgery. Consequently, 17.9% agreed or strongly agreed that they developed stress or anxiety due to how co-residents and/or faculty treated them regarding their decision to pursue plastic surgery.
Conclusions:. General surgery residents planning to apply to independent plastic surgery residency may experience workplace biases related to their career decision. An important opportunity exists to support independent applicants and to provide mentorship. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b59660d697e453ab7eae775376044f92023-09-28T07:08:02ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742023-08-01118e522010.1097/GOX.0000000000005220202308000-00061Workplace Bias Affecting Applicants to Independent Plastic Surgery ResidenciesAllan A. Weidman, BS0Angelica Hernandez Alvarez, MD1Lauren Valentine, BS2Samuel M. Manstein, MD3Carly Comer, MD4Jose Foppiani, MUDr5Benjamin A. Sarac, MD6Jeffrey E. Janis, MD7Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA8From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.† Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.† Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.From the * Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.Background:. This study explores factors that encourage residents to apply to independent plastic surgery residencies to gain insight into whether they faced bias as a result of this decision. Methods:. Resident applicants who applied to two academic independent plastic surgery residencies in 2021 and 2022 were emailed a survey consisting of 25 questions. Responses were collected anonymously and analyzed. Descriptive statistics were performed, and subgroup analyses were conducted with Fisher exact and Pearson χ2 testing. Results:. Thirty-nine complete responses were included for analysis (response rate 22.7%). Participants were asked what encouraged them to go into plastic surgery during residency. The most common reasons were scrubbing in on plastic surgery cases and interactions with plastic surgery faculty/residents, with each reason cited by 30 respondents (76.8%). Further, 20.5% of residents agreed or strongly agreed that they felt unsupported by their program director in their decision to apply into plastic surgery. Likewise, 64.1% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed to having experienced demeaning comments or jokes by faculty about their choice of plastic surgery. Consequently, 17.9% agreed or strongly agreed that they developed stress or anxiety due to how co-residents and/or faculty treated them regarding their decision to pursue plastic surgery. Conclusions:. General surgery residents planning to apply to independent plastic surgery residency may experience workplace biases related to their career decision. An important opportunity exists to support independent applicants and to provide mentorship.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005220 |
| spellingShingle | Allan A. Weidman, BS Angelica Hernandez Alvarez, MD Lauren Valentine, BS Samuel M. Manstein, MD Carly Comer, MD Jose Foppiani, MUDr Benjamin A. Sarac, MD Jeffrey E. Janis, MD Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA Workplace Bias Affecting Applicants to Independent Plastic Surgery Residencies Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | Workplace Bias Affecting Applicants to Independent Plastic Surgery Residencies |
| title_full | Workplace Bias Affecting Applicants to Independent Plastic Surgery Residencies |
| title_fullStr | Workplace Bias Affecting Applicants to Independent Plastic Surgery Residencies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Workplace Bias Affecting Applicants to Independent Plastic Surgery Residencies |
| title_short | Workplace Bias Affecting Applicants to Independent Plastic Surgery Residencies |
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| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005220 |
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