Table 2.
Percentage of Subjects Responding to Questions about Microaggressions by Race, PGY, Region of Residency Program, and Sexual Orientation
| Microaggressions | No, n (%) | Yes, n (%) | P * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q9. In the last year, participants have been… A. A target of a microaggression | |||
| Race | 0.005 | ||
| White | 34 (87.2%) | 50 (58.1%) | |
| Asian | 4 (10.3%) | 23 (26.7%) | |
| African Americans and others | 1 (2.6%) | 13 (15.1%) | |
| C. A silent witness to a microaggression | |||
| PGY | 0.004 | ||
| Independent PGY 1, 2, 3 | 6 (13.3%) | 11 (13.8%) | |
| Integrated PGY 1–2 | 4 (8.9%) | 29 (36.3%) | |
| Integrated PGY 3–4 | 22 (48.9%) | 23 (28.7%) | |
| Integrated PGY 5–6 | 13 (28.9%) | 17 (21.3%) | |
| Q11. During residency/fellowship, participants… | |||
| B. Thought material in lectures/CME/formal presentations were demeaning to their gender or sexual orientation | |||
| Sexual orientation | 0.069 | ||
| Heterosexual | 105 (91.3%) | 7 (70.0%) | |
| Nonheterosexual | 10 (8.7%) | 3 (30.0%) | |
| C. Were told they should not be a plastic surgeon because of their gender or sexual orientation | |||
| Sexual orientation | 0.006 | ||
| Heterosexual | 103 (92.8%) | 9 (64.3%) | |
| Nonheterosexual | 8 (7.2%) | 5 (35.7%) | |
| G. Received inappropriate comments regarding their gender or sexual orientation | |||
| Sexual orientation | 0.004 | ||
| Heterosexual | 94 (94.0%) | 18 (72.0%) | |
| Nonheterosexual | 6 (6.0%) | 7 (28.0%) | |
| Q13. During Residency/Fellowship, participants… | |||
| E. Had been mistaken for a nurse, rep, PA, etc., by a patient or patient’s family | |||
| PGY | 0.231 | ||
| Independent PGY 1, 2, 3 | 15 (13.6%) | 2 (13.3%) | |
| Integrated PGY 1–2 | 32 (29.1%) | 1 (6.7%) | |
| Integrated PGY 3–4 | 37 (33.6%) | 8 (53.3%) | |
| Integrated PGY 5–6 | 26 (23.6%) | 4 (26.7%) | |
| I. Were treated differently by staff because of their gender or sexual orientation. | |||
| Sexual orientation | 0.045 | ||
| Heterosexual | 75 (93.8%) | 37 (82.2%) | |
| Nonheterosexual | 5 (6.3%) | 8 (17.8%) | |
| PGY | 0.289 | ||
| Independent PGY 1, 2, 3 | 12 (15.0%) | 5 (11.1%) | |
| Integrated PGY 1–2 | 25 (31.3%) | 8 (17.8%) | |
| Integrated PGY 3–4 | 26 (32.5%) | 19 (42.2%) | |
| Integrated PGY 5–6 | 17 (21.3%) | 13 (28.9%) | |
Questions not shown in this table were not statistically significant for race, sexual orientation, or PGY.
*Pearson chi-square of independence and Fisher exact tests.