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. 2020 Jun 26;5(3):e20.00009. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00009

TABLE VIII.

Change in the Percent of Female Residents Between 2005 and 2017 Are Shown in the First 2 Columns

Department % Female Residents 2005 % Female Residents 2017 Change in Female Residents Change in Female Faculty ∆ Faculty – ∆ Resident
Surgery 27.9 38.4 10.5 7.0 −3.5
Otolaryngology 25.4 34.7 9.3 8.7 −0.6
PM&R 36.9 39.3 2.5 2.9 +0.4
Anesthesiology 30.7 35.4 4.7 5.4 +0.7
Orthopedic Surgery 11.0 14.8 3.9 5.5 +1.6
Pub Health Prevent Med 42.9 48.2 5.3 7.6 +2.3
Ophthalmology 35.8 41.6 5.7 8.1 +2.4
Dermatology 61.7 64.6 2.9 6.6 +3.7
Family Practice 52.1 54.8 2.7 8.2 +5.5
Neurology 40.2 43.2 3.0 8.6 +5.6
Radiology 27.9 26.0 −1.9 4.2 +6.1
Pediatrics 70.1 72.8 2.6 9.4 +6.8
Internal Medicine 42.4 42.8 0.4 7.7 +7.3
Obstetrics & Gynecology 75.6 82.7 7.1 15.4 +8.3
Emergency Medicine 35.3 35.1 −0.2 9.7 +9.9
Pathology (Clinical) 51.3 49.9 −1.4 8.5 +9.9
Psychiatry 53.3 51.9 −1.4 10.4 +11.8

The change in female faculty during the same time is compared to the change in residents. The difference between the 2 illustrates the rate at which female faculty members are added to the specialty in comparison to the residents entering the specialty. The specialties are ranked by the difference seen between female faculty and residents (lowest to the highest).