Gender and international clinician educators

Dora J. Stadler, Sophia Archuleta, Halah Ibrahim, Nina G. Shah, Ahmed Ali Al-Mohammed, Joseph Cofrancesco

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Abstract

Objectives To describe gender differences of international clinician educators (CEs) and leaders, and CEs' perceptions by gender of preparation, roles, rewards and factors affecting job satisfaction and retention in emerging international competency-based residency programmes. Methods Cross-sectional surveys of CEs and leadership were conductedJune 2013-June 2014 at institutions that had adopted competency-based graduate medical education and were accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-International. Results 274 (76.3%) of 359 eligible participants responded; 69 (25.2%) were female. Two (18%) of 11 chief executive officers and 1 (9%) of 11 chief medical officers were women. Female CEs were younger, more likely to be single and childless. They were less likely to hold academic appointments, despite no gender differences in length of time at current institution or in current position. A greater proportion of female CEs felt they were never' rewarded by academic promotion. Satisfaction rates were similar between the genders. Single female CEs were five times as likely to report being extremely likely' to stay in the country. Female CEs with children <21 were less likely to report high likelihood of staying in academia. Marital status and children were not associated with outcomes for male CEs. Conclusions In the international academic medicine programmes studied, there were fewer female CEs in the pipeline and they perceived a gender gap in appointment and advancement. Stakeholders at international programmes need to develop contextualised strategies to expand entry and decrease attrition of women into CE tracks, and promote gender equity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)719-724
Number of pages6
JournalPostgraduate Medical Journal
Volume93
Issue number1106
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2017

Keywords

  • Clinician-Educator
  • Gender Gap
  • Gender-based Disparities
  • Graduate Medical Education
  • International Medical Education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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