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Introduction An invitation to speak at grand rounds (GR) is considered an honor and an activity important for academic promotion. The aim of this study was to determine the representation of women among invited speakers at departmental GR and assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on it. Methods We conducted a retrospective descriptive study on gender differences in all GR speakers between January 2019 and June 2021 at an academic health system in Western Massachusetts. We calculated the overall percentage of women presenters and compared it with the percentage of women faculty at our institution and nationally. To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on this association, we calculated the absolute percentage difference between women and men speakers using the date of March 13, 2020, as the cut-off and conducted a sensitivity analysis using June 15, 2020, as the cut-off. Results During the study period, 46% (276/607) of GR speakers at our institution were women. This percentage reflected the percentage of the women faculty overall at our institution and was similar to women\'s representation among faculty nationally. Departments with high percentages of women faculty (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 76%; Pediatrics, 65%) had high percentages of women GR speakers (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 70%; Pediatrics, 51%; Psychiatry, 62%). COVID-19 did not appear to significantly influence gender representation among speakers. Conclusion At our institution, less than half of the GR speakers were women. However, this percentage appears to reflect the overall percentage of women faculty. Potential barriers and opportunities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic did not appear to impact this finding.
摘要：
在大回合（GR）演讲的邀请被认为是一种荣誉和学术推广的重要活动。这项研究的目的是确定女性在部门GR受邀演讲者中的代表人数，并评估COVID-19大流行对其的影响。方法我们在2019年1月至2021年6月之间在马萨诸塞州西部的学术卫生系统中对所有GR发言者的性别差异进行了回顾性描述性研究。我们计算了女性主持人的总体百分比，并将其与我们机构和全国女性教师的百分比进行了比较。为了评估COVID-19对这种关联的影响，我们使用2020年3月13日作为截止日期计算了女性和男性说话者之间的绝对百分比差异,并使用2020年6月15日作为截止日期进行了敏感性分析.结果在研究期间，我们机构46%(276/607)的GR演讲者是女性。这个百分比反映了我们机构中女性教师的总体百分比，与全国教师中女性的代表性相似。女教师比例高的部门(妇产科，76%；儿科，65%)的女性GR使用者比例很高(妇产科，70%；儿科，51%;精神病学,62%）。COVID-19似乎没有显着影响说话者的性别代表性。结论在我们的机构，不到一半的GR演讲者是女性。然而,这个百分比似乎反映了女性教师的总体百分比。COVID-19大流行带来的潜在障碍和机会似乎并未影响这一发现。
