Browsing by Author "Boden, Natalie"

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    Gender bias and its negative impact on cardiothoracic surgery
    (Elsevier, 2019) Ceppa, DuyKhanh P.; Dolejs, Scott C.; Boden, Natalie; Phelan, Sean; Yost, Kathleen J.; Edwards, Melanie; Donington, Jessica; Naunheim, Keith S.; Blackmon, Shanda; Medicine, School of Medicine
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    Sexual Harassment and Cardiothoracic Surgery: #UsToo?
    (Elsevier, 2019) Ceppa, DuyKhanh P.; Dolejs, Scott C.; Boden, Natalie; Phelan, Sean; Yost, Katherine J.; Donington, Jessica; Naunheim, Keith S.; Blackmon, Shanda; Surgery, School of Medicine
    Background Fifty-eight percent of women in science, engineering, and medicine report being affected by sexual harassment (SH). This study sought to determine the extent of SH in cardiothoracic surgery. Methods The study developed a survey that was based on the Sexual Experience Questionnaire-Workplace, physician wellness, and burnout surveys. The survey was open to responses for 45 days and was disseminated through The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Women in Thoracic Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery Residents Association listservs. A reminder email was issued at 28 days. Student t tests, Fisher exact tests, and χ2 tests were used to compare results. Results Of 790 respondents, 75% were male and 82% were attending surgeons. A total of 81% of female surgeons vs 46% of male attending surgeons experienced SH (P < .001). SH also was reported by trainees (90% female vs 32% male; P < .001). According to women, the most common offenders were supervising leaders and colleagues; for men, it was ancillary staff and colleagues. Respondents reported SH at all levels of training. A total of 75% of women surgeons vs 51% of men surgeons witnessed a colleague be subjected to SH; 89% of respondents reported the victim as female (male 2%, both 9%; P < .001). A total of 49% of female witnesses (50% of male witnesses) reported no intervention; less than 5% of respondents reported the offender to a governing board. SH was positively associated with burnout. Conclusions SH is present in cardiothoracic surgery among faculty and trainees. Although women surgeons are more commonly affected, male surgeons also are subjected to SH. Despite witnessed events, intervention currently is limited. Policies, safeguards, and bystander training should be instituted to decrease these events.
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    STS 2019 Workforce Report: Ad Hoc Analysis of Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery
    (Elsevier, 2021-02) Ceppa, DuyKhanh P.; Ikonomidis, John S.; Timsina, Lava R.; Boden, Natalie; Kane, Lauren C.; Donington, Jessica S.; Surgery, School of Medicine
    The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) is the world’s largest cardiothoracic surgical organization, representing more than 7500 surgeons, researchers, and allied health care professionals worldwide. In response to the ever-changing working environment of cardiothoracic surgery, STS conducts a workforce survey approximately every 5 years. The 2019 Practice Survey was performed in the fall of 2019, the results of which were discussed at the STS 2020 annual meeting and were published by Ikonomidis and associates. 1 Because women remain an extremely small subset of the cardiothoracic workforce, Women in Thoracic Surgery, in conjunction with STS, reviewed the 2019 workforce survey results with a focus on female respondents.