Trends in Sex and Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Applicants to Surgery Residency and Fellowship Programs

Krystina Choinski; Evan Lipsitz; Jeffrey Indes; John Phair; Qi Gao; John Denesopolis; Issam Koleilat

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1018

Trends in Sex and Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Applicants to Surgery Residency and Fellowship Programs

JAMA Surg. 2020 Aug 1;155(8):778-781. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1018.

Authors

Krystina Choinski^{1

2}, Evan Lipsitz^{1

2}, Jeffrey Indes^{1

2}, John Phair³, Qi Gao², John Denesopolis^{1

2}, Issam Koleilat^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
² Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
³ Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York.

Abstract

This study uses the Electronic Residency Application Service database and Association of American Medical Colleges records to investigate trends in sex and racial/ethnic diversity of the applicant pool to US surgical residency and fellowship programs.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Fellowships and Scholarships / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency / statistics & numerical data*
Job Application*
Male
Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data*
Sex Distribution
Specialties, Surgical / education*
United States