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- The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has highlighted the increasing gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among medical student applicants, noting a significant rise in the number of underrepresented students.
- In the 2021-2022 academic year, there was an 18% increase in total applicants. The number of Black or African American applicants rose by 21%, with Black or African American students comprising 11.3% of matriculants in 2021, up from 9.5% the previous year. First-year students of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin saw a 7.1% increase, making up 12.7% of matriculants. Additionally, women constituted 56.8% of applicants, 55.5% of matriculants, and 52.7% of total medical school enrollment.1
- Despite these positive trends in medical education, the field of orthopedic trauma surgery has not experienced similar diversity advancements. The number of applicants to orthopedic surgery residency programs has remained relatively constant, but there has been limited examination of the demographics of orthopedic trauma fellows.
- A review of orthopedic surgery programs revealed that while there is an incremental increase in the number of female and underrepresented minority residents, the fellowship programs, specifically in orthopedic trauma surgery, lag in this diversity.2 Furthermore, orthopedics’ slow increase in female residents lags behind that of other specialties.3 A survey conducted by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) in 2008 revealed that only approximately 4% of orthopedic surgeons responding to the survey are female.4
Publication Date
5-2025
Keywords
Association of American Medical Colleges, medical student, gender, racial, ethnic diversity
Disciplines
Orthopedics
Recommended Citation
Haque N, Zamzam M, Bitar I, Saleh E. Gender and racial disparities in pediatric orthopaedic surgery fellows: A decade-long analysis. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2025 May; Rochester Hills, MI.
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The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2025.