Authors
Julie K Silver, Cheri A Blauwet, Saurabha Bhatnagar, Chloe S Slocum, Adam S Tenforde, Jeffrey C Schneider, Ross D Zafonte, Richard Goldstein, Vanessa Gallegos-Kearin, Julia M Reilly, Nicole L Mazwi
Publication date
2018/1/1
Journal
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Volume
97
Issue
1
Pages
34-40
Publisher
LWW
Description
Objective
Determine representation by gender for individual recognition awards presented to physicians by the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP).
Design
Cross-sectional survey was used. Lists of individual recognition award recipients for the 27-yr history of the AAP awards (1990–2016) were analyzed. The primary outcome measures were the total numbers of men versus women physician award recipients overall and for the past decade (2007–2016).
Results
No awards were given to women physicians for the past 4 yrs (2013–2016) or in half of the award categories for the past decade (2007–2016). No woman received the outstanding resident/fellow award since its inception (2010–2016). There was a decrease in the proportion of awards given to women in the past decade (2007–2016, 7 of 39 awards, 17.9%) as compared with the first 17 yrs (1990–2006, 10 of 46 awards, 21.7%). Furthermore …
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