- Podcast
- 08/03/2025
- UK
The Correlation Between Trainee Gender And Operative Autonomy During Trauma And Orthopaedic Training In Ireland And The UK
Description
In this episode of AI Talks with Bone & Joint, hosts Simon and Amy explore a significant study published in January 2025 concerning the relationship between trainee gender and operative autonomy in trauma and orthopaedic training across Ireland and the UK. The retrospective cohort study, which examined over 3.5 million surgical operations performed by orthopaedic trainees from July 2012 to July 2022, revealed that male trainees exhibited 5% higher rates of performing surgeries autonomously compared to their female counterparts—30.5% versus 25.5%. The discussion highlights the notable consistency of these gender disparities across various training years, specialties, and complexity levels of cases, with a particularly pronounced difference in the fifth year of training. Additionally, the episode emphasizes how lower autonomy for female trainees could lead to increased burnout and extend training durations. The hosts stress the importance of addressing these gender-based disparities to improve training conditions and patient outcomes in the field of orthopaedics.
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