The unspoken reality of gender bias in surgery: a qualitative systematic review

WH Lim, C Wong, SR Jain, CH Ng, CH Tai, MK Devi… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objective This study was conducted to better understand the pervasive gender barriers
obstructing the progression of women in surgery by synthesising the perspectives of both …

Bullying, discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, and the fear of retaliation during surgical residency training: a systematic review

AL Gianakos, JA Freischlag, AM Mercurio… - World journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background The negative effects of bullying, discrimination, harassment, and sexual
harassment (BDHS) on well-being and productivity of surgical residents in training have …

Human visual explanations mitigate bias in AI-based assessment of surgeon skills

D Kiyasseh, J Laca, TF Haque, M Otiato, BJ Miles… - NPJ Digital …, 2023 - nature.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can now reliably assess surgeon skills through videos of
intraoperative surgical activity. With such systems informing future high-stakes decisions …

Prevalence and nature of sexist and racial/ethnic microaggressions against surgeons and anesthesiologists

NT Sudol, NM Guaderrama, P Honsberger… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Workplace mistreatment can manifest as microaggressions that cause chronic,
severe distress. As physician burnout becomes a global crisis, quantitative research to …

Early barriers to career progression of women in surgery and solutions to improve them: a systematic scoping review

L Ferrari, V Mari, G De Santi, S Parini, G Capelli… - Annals of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study aims to summarize the evidence concerning the barriers that exist to
the career progression of women in surgery and to provide potential solutions to overcome …

The experiences of female surgeons around the world: a scoping review

MD Xepoleas, NCO Munabi, A Auslander… - Human resources for …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The Lancet Commission for Global Surgery identified an adequate
surgical workforce as one indicator of surgical care accessibility. Many countries where …

Women in academic surgery over the last four decades

LJ Linscheid, EB Holliday, A Ahmed, JS Somerson… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective As the number of female medical students and surgical residents increases, the
increasing number of female academic surgeons has been disproportionate. The purpose of …

Addressing the elephant in the room: microaggressions in medicine

MF Molina, AI Landry, AN Chary… - Annals of …, 2020 - annemergmed.com
It was the beginning of the academic year. The intern was caring for a patient who needed a
laceration repair. Earlier in the week, the intern had witnessed a nursing colleague prepare …

Artificial intelligence and surgical education: a systematic scoping review of interventions

A Kirubarajan, D Young, S Khan, N Crasto… - Journal of Surgical …, 2022 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE To synthesize peer-reviewed evidence related to the use of artificial intelligence
(AI) in surgical education DESIGN We conducted and reported a scoping review according …

Mistreatment experiences, protective workplace systems, and occupational distress in physicians

SG Rowe, MT Stewart, S Van Horne, C Pierre… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Reducing physician occupational distress requires understanding workplace
mistreatment, its relationship to occupational well-being, and how mistreatment differentially …