Journal article
Unconscious Bias in Speaker Introductions at a Surgical Oncology Meeting: Hierarchy Reigns Over Gender
Annals of surgical oncology, Vol.27(10), pp.3754-3761
10/2020
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-08906-8
PMID: 32712891
Abstract
Recent reviews of medical conferences have shown that women were less likely to receive a formal introduction compared with men. We examined speaker introductions at the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) annual meeting to determine whether similar biases exist within our organization.
An observational study of video-archived speaker introductions at the 2018 and 2019 SSO annual meetings was conducted. Professional address was defined as professional title followed by full name or last name. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with form of address.
There were 499 speaker introductions reviewed. Speakers included 290 (58%) men and 238 (49%) post-graduate trainees (residents and fellows). A non-professional form of address was used to introduce 148 (30%) speakers and was most often used for post-graduate trainees (33%). Full professors were more likely than junior faculty to introduce speakers with a non-professional form of address (37% of full professors vs 18% of assistant professors, p < 0.001). In multivariable regression analysis these findings persisted. Trainees were 2.8 times more likely to receive a non-professional form of address (p = 0.003). Use of a non-professional introduction did not significantly vary by the speaker's nor the introducer's gender.
Residents and fellows were more likely to receive a non-professional form of address, and the likelihood of this increased with rising seniority of the introducer. The manner of speaker introduction did not vary by gender in our organization. More research is needed to explore the influence of these disparities on academic advancement for the next generation of surgical oncologists.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Unconscious Bias in Speaker Introductions at a Surgical Oncology Meeting: Hierarchy Reigns Over Gender
- Creators
- Camille L Stewart - City Of Hope National Medical CenterJames P De Andrade - City Of Hope National Medical CenterNarjust Duma - University of Wisconsin–MadisonOliver K Ralph - City Of Hope National Medical CenterKevin Choong - City Of Hope National Medical CenterLorena Gonzalez - City Of Hope National Medical CenterNatalie C McClintock - UCLA Medical CenterEthan Sandoval - City Of Hope National Medical CenterLaleh G Melstrom - City Of Hope National Medical CenterSusanne G Warner - City Of Hope National Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of surgical oncology, Vol.27(10), pp.3754-3761
- DOI
- 10.1245/s10434-020-08906-8
- PMID
- 32712891
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
- eISSN
- 1534-4681
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2020
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984322829602771
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