• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Oct 2021

    Observational Study

    Women and Minorities Underrepresented in Academic Cardiothoracic Surgery: It's Time for Next Steps.

    • Katherine A Ortmeyer, Vignesh Raman, Chidinma Tiko-Okoye, Jairo Espinosa, David T Cooke, and Cherie P Erkmen.
    • Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2021 Oct 1; 112 (4): 1349-1355.

    BackgroundWomen and racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented among U.S. physicians, but are limited data on cardiothoracic surgery diversity. This study characterizes current racial and ethnic and gender diversity in academic cardiothoracic surgery.MethodsAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and Association of American Medical Colleges databases were queried for racial and ethnic and gender demographics of residents and faculty. Cardiothoracic surgery was compared with other surgical subspecialties and medicine overall.ResultsA total of 17% of cardiothoracic faculty were women, compared with 27% of surgical faculty (P < .01) and 43% of clinical faculty (P < .01). A total of 63% of cardiothoracic faculty were White, compared with 70% of surgical faculty (P < .01) and 66% of clinical faculty (P = .10). A total of 24% of cardiothoracic faculty were Asian American/Pacific Islander, compared with 18% of surgical faculty (P < .01) and 20% of clinical faculty (P = .03). Black/African American and Hispanic physicians composed 3% and 5% of cardiothoracic faculty, respectively, similar to surgical and clinical faculty. A total of 24% of cardiothoracic trainees were women, compared with 36% of surgical residents (P < .01) and 46% of all residents (P < .01). A total of 66% of cardiothoracic residents were White, compared with 55% of residents overall (P < .01) and 65% of surgery residents (P = .68). A total of 18% of cardiothoracic residents were Asian American/Pacific Islander, compared with 17% of surgery residents (P = .87) and 24% of residents overall (P < .01). Black/African American and Hispanic residents composed 4% and 5% of cardiothoracic residents, respectively, similar to surgery and residents overall.ConclusionsWomen and racial and ethnic minorities are significantly underrepresented among trainees and faculty in academic cardiothoracic surgery compared with surgery and medicine overall, demonstrating a need for concerted action.Copyright © 2021 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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