Type:
Educational Exhibit
Authors:
C. Mccloskey, D. A. Hince, A. Timler, P. Langton, E. Lee
DOI:
10.26044/ranzcr2022/R-0146
Imaging findings OR Procedure details
A total of 318 people responded to the audit (197 women, 114 men). The vast majority of these were medical students of various levels of experience (38%).
There was more than double the proportion of men to women who responded they were considering Radiology as a potential career, suggesting the gender gap is likely to continue into future generations.
The impression of Radiology being “too technology heavy" iss statistically significant between males and females (p<0.05).
The next biggest differences are between ”being too lonely” and “limited patient contact”, all of which are chosen as reasons for not pursuing Radiology more frequently in females.
Our research has also indicated that some of the reasons for this gender gap are modifiable.
Modifiable factors demonstrating a difference included:
- More exposure in medical school
- More mentorship
The most chosen reasons for junior doctors not pursuing radiology in general include:
- “Never been exposed to it”
- “Limited patient contact”
- “Too lonely”
- “Too technology heavy”
Subsequently the top responses to “what would change your opinion” were:
- “More exposure in medical school”
- “More patient contact”
- “More mentorship”