Characteristics of graduating medical students interested in neurosurgery with intention to practice in underserved areas: Implications for residency programs

It is of paramount importance that the United States (U.S.) physician and surgical workforce reflects its changing population demographics. The authors characterized factors contributing to graduating medical students’ decision to pursue a residency in Neurosurgery to assess opportunities for recrui...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2022-07, Vol.218, p.107293-107293, Article 107293
Main Authors: Barrie, Umaru, Williams, Michelle, Nguyen, Mytien, Kenfack, Yves J., Mason, Hyacinth, Ata, Ashar, Aoun, Salah G., Pilitsis, Julie G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Demography
Education
Ethnicity
Health disparities
Hispanic Americans
Length of stay
Medical schools
Medical student
Medical students
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Population
Questionnaires
Race
Recruitment and Retention
Regression analysis
Residency
Review boards
Standard error of estimate
Student debt
Underserved Populations
Variables
Variance analysis
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Summary:It is of paramount importance that the United States (U.S.) physician and surgical workforce reflects its changing population demographics. The authors characterized factors contributing to graduating medical students’ decision to pursue a residency in Neurosurgery to assess opportunities for recruitment and retainment of graduates interested in working with underserved populations. Data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Student Record System (SRS), and the AAMC Graduation Questionnaire (GQ) were collected on a national cohort of U.S. medical students from 2012 through 2017. Data including self-reported sex, race/ethnicity, age at matriculation, degree program, intention to practice in underserved area, total debt, scholarships, volunteer activities and medical electives was analyzed using chi-squared tests and multivariate logistic regression models. The study included 48,096 graduating medical students surveyed by GQ and SRS, 607 (1.26%) of whom reported an intention to pursue Neurosurgery (Neurosurgery cohort). Compared to students pursuing other specialties, the Neurosurgery cohort had fewer students identify as female (18.95% vs. 48.18%, p 
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107293