Background A diverse physician workforce improves the quality of care for all patients, and
there is a need for greater diversity in orthopaedic surgery. It is important that medical …

Background Stereotypes may discourage women from going into the historically male-
dominated field of Adult Reconstruction. Other factors such as interest, confidence, and a …

Background: This study was undertaken to update reports from 2004 to 2005 through 2008
to 2009, and 2009 to 2010 through 2013 to 2014, including 5 additional years of GME Track …

Orthopaedic surgery lags in recruiting women and under-represented minorities (URMs). In
addition, women and URMs hold fewer leadership roles across orthopaedic subspecialties …

Background Arthroplasty is one of the least gender-diverse orthopaedic subspecialties.
While previous studies have looked at factors influencing fellowship choices for women, few …

Publication and authorship are important in academia for career advancement, obtaining
grants, and improved patient care. There has been a recent interest in bibliometric changes …

Background Surgical fields are historically dominated by male physicians. Increasing the
diversity of the physician workforce improves training and patient experiences. We aim to …

Background: Orthopedic residency programs increasingly use websites and social media to
reach students. This accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as away …

Abstract Background and Objectives: The first all-virtual residency application cycle took
place in 2021. Virtual programming can reduce cost, time, and travel burden; these may be …

Background: Women continue to be underrepresented in orthopaedic surgery. This study
seeks to evaluate gender diversity of faculty and trainees at foot and ankle surgery …