Gender Disparity
International medical graduates report high rates of discrimination in US
Representation of immigrant and Puerto Rican minority medical graduates has increased in the U.S.; however, they continue to experience frequent discrimination, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.
Study finds racial, gender disparities in utilization of outpatient shoulder arthroplasty
Published results showed Black patients had a 30% decreased odds of undergoing outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty vs. white patients, while women had a 25% decreased odds of undergoing the procedure vs. men.
Women experts thought of less often vs. men when considering ‘rising stars’ in medicine
Male researchers thought of female experts less often than their male counterparts when asked to list the experts and rising stars in their field, according to study results published in American Psychologist.
Women in radiation oncology more likely to treat female cancer types vs. men faculty
A higher proportion of women faculty members in academic radiation oncology treated cancer types associated with the female gender compared with men faculty, according to study results.
‘Small actions, big impact’: How physicians can identify, respond to microaggressions
Microaggressions are just as commonplace in medical settings as other workplaces, and although they may be small behaviors, experts said they can have serious impacts on employee morale and patient care when they go unaddressed.
Fewer Pap tests post-COVID shows need for better screening access, focus on rural areas
Past-year Pap smear testing rates were lower in 2022 than in 2019, highlighting the need to increase screening access, especially in rural areas, to prevent cervical cancer, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
Women underrepresented in high-risk medical implant trials
Despite better representation in drug trials in the past few decades, women continue to be underrepresented in trials assessing high-risk medical implantation devices, according to a systematic review published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Female minority medical graduates experience high rates of gender discrimination
Female immigrant and Puerto Rican minority medical graduates experienced racial/ethnic and gender discrimination in the U.S. at higher rates than their male counterparts, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.
OB/GYN clinicians, trainees report sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying
Within obstetrics and gynecology, sexual harassment, workplace discrimination and bullying were frequently reported among clinicians and trainees, according to a systematic review published in JAMA Network Open.
Heart attacks have declined, but disparities in treatment, outcomes remain
Despite significant decline in heart attacks since 2004, inequities in STEMI management and mortality by age, gender, income and race, speakers reported.