American journal of surgery
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We hypothesized that general surgery programs with more female faculty and leadership may be associated with more female residents. ⋯ In general surgery programs, faculty and leadership gender composition was not associated with proportion of female residents.
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Surgical job negotiations: How current literature and expert opinion can inform your strategies.
Negotiation is an essential professional skill. Surgeons negotiating new roles must consider: 1) career level (e.g., new graduate, mid-career or leadership), 2) practice environment (e.g., academic, private practice), 3) organization (e.g., academic, university-affiliated, specialized center), and 4) work-life needs (e.g., geography, joint recruitment). ⋯ Our findings shed light on common blind spots among surgeons negotiating new professional roles and provide guidance on optimizing job negotiation skills.
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In a surgical field, where surgeons are, "sometimes wrong, but never in doubt," lack of confidence can have detrimental effects on career advancement. In other fields there is evidence that a gap exists between women and men in the amount of confidence they display, and that confidence is a proxy for success. ⋯ In order to matriculate into a surgical training program, there must be a measure of confidence and resiliency, but further work needs to be done to identify and address gender gaps in training and early academic careers.
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The availability and utility of public statements and policies on gender equity from professional surgical societies has not been studied. ⋯ Gender equity statements and policies are deficient among professional surgical societies. Prioritization of publicizing statements/policies that describe the challenges and provide potential solutions to well-documented gender inequities within surgical fields allows professional societies to promote a diverse and equitable workforce.