Journals / İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Tıp Dergisi / 2020 / Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 2

Participation of Women Neurosurgeons in the National Congresses and in the Education and Training Groups of Turkish Neurosurgical Society

Kadın Nöroşirürjiyenlerin Türk Nöroşirürji ID Derneği Ulusal Kongrelerine ve Eğitim Öğretim Gruplarına Katılımı

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108–112
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2022-10-18
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In this field of expertise, it is necessary to increase the role-models by supporting women who want to pursue an academic career in order to gain successful and enthusiastic female medical students into our field.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Although at least half of the medical students are women, neurosurgery specialty is not preferred much by women, and the number of women neurosurgeons taking place in academic platform is too small as well.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: We analyzed the rates of the women neurosurgeons participated in conferences, panels, and seminars as speaker and as moderator at annual national congresses for the years 2005 to 2019 and of the women members in education and training groups of TNS.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this field of expertise, it is necessary to increase the role-models by supporting women who want to pursue an academic career in order to gain successful and enthusiastic female medical students into our field.
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Abstract

Objective: Although at least half of the medical students are women, neurosurgery specialty is not preferred much by women, and the number of women neurosurgeons taking place in academic platform is too small as well. In this study, we aimed to determine the position of women neurosurgeons in Turkish Neurosurgical Society (TNS) and how more they are supported in national congresses. Method: We analyzed the rates of the women neurosurgeons participated in conferences, panels, and seminars as speaker and as moderator at annual national congresses for the years 2005 to 2019 and of the women members in education and training groups of TNS. Results: As of the year 2019, 92 (5.5%) of the 1680 neurosurgeons registered in the TNS are women. The highest rate among education and training groups was 10.3% (7/68) in the Pediatric Neurosurgery group while the least was 2.4 % (8/329) in the Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery group. The rate of women neurosurgeons in executive board of TNS and the education - training groups was 2.5% and there was no significant difference statistically (1/40, P=0.721). When the placement as speakers and as moderators in the congresses were evaluated together, there was no statistical difference between women and men (P=0.591). Conclusion: Recently, the number of women neurosurgeons has increased in Turkey despite current challenges. In this field of expertise, it is necessary to increase the role-models by supporting women who want to pursue an academic career in order to gain successful and enthusiastic female medical students into our field.

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Amaç: Tıp öğrencilerinin en az yarısının kadın olmasına rağmen nöroşirürji branşı kadınlar tarafındanpek tercih edilmemekte olup akademik platformda yer alan kadın nöroşirürjiyen sayısı daçok azdır. Bu çalışmada; Türkiye’de kadın nöroşirürjiyenlerin Türk Nöroşirürji Derneği içindekiyerini ve ulusal kongrelerde ne kadar desteklendiğini belirlemeyi amaçladık.Yöntem: Türk Nöroşirürji Derneğinin 2005 - 2019 yılları arasında yapılan ulusal kongrelerindekadın nöroşirürjiyenlerin konferans, panel ve seminerlerde konuşmacı ya da oturum başkanı olarakne oranda görevlendirildiklerinin yanı sıra derneğin eğitim ve öğretim gruplarına üye olankadın nöroşirürjiyenlerin oranı incelendi.Bulgular: Türk Nöroşirürji Derneğine 2019 yılı itibariyle kayıtlı 1680 nöroşirürji uzmanının 92’si(%5.5) kadındır. Eğitim ve öğretim gruplarından en fazla kadın üye oranı %10.3 (7/68) ile PediatrikNöroşirürji Eğitim ve Öğretim grubunda iken en az üye oranı %2.4 ile Spinal ve Periferik SinirCerrahisi grubundadır (8/329). Dernek ve eğitim-öğretim grupları yönetim kurullarında yer alankadın oranı %2.5’tir ve erkeklere göre anlamlı farklılık yoktur (1/40, P=0.721). Kongrelerde konuşmacıve yönetici olarak tüm görevlendirmeler birlikte değerlendirildiğinde 2005 ve 2019 yıllarıarasında kadınlar ve erkekler arasında istatistiksel bir fark saptanmamıştır (P=0.591).Sonuç: Ülkemizde son yıllarda mevcut zorluklarına rağmen kadın nöroşirürjiyen sayısı giderekartmaktadır. Bu uzmanlık alanında, başarılı ve hevesli kadın tıp öğrencilerinin alanımıza kazandırılmasıiçin akademik kariyer yapmak isteyen kadınlar desteklenerek rol-modellerin artırılmasıgereklidir

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GÜNEY, F. K., OVALIOGLU, A. Ö., DORUK, E., CANAZ, G., OVALIOĞLU, T. C. (2022). Participation of Women Neurosurgeons in the National Congresses and in the Education and Training Groups of Turkish Neurosurgical Society. İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 2, 108–112. https://ajindex.com/articles/550974

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