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Representation of women among leadership and honorees within the Society of Abdominal Radiology, past and present

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Purpose

To evaluate gender diversity over time within the leadership and honorees of the Society of Abdominal Radiology with comparison to other radiologic societies.

Methods

This was a retrospective, observational study of the gender distribution of presidents and gold meal awardees within the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) compared to three national radiology organizations: the American College of Radiology (ACR), the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Data were collected from the inception of each society through 2020. Societies were directly contacted for president and Gold Medal awardee names when this information was not available on society websites. Differences in the proportion of female presidents and Gold Medal awardees before and after 2012, by society, were performed using χ2 test; 2012 was selected as a threshold year as this represented when SAR was created. Results: The proportion of female past presidents was 5%, 9%, and 33% for the SGR, SUR, and SAR, respectively, and 5%, 4%, and 7% for the ACR, ARRS, and RSNA, respectively. The proportion of female Gold Medal awardees was 5%, 4%, and 10% for the SGR, SUR, and SAR, respectively, and 5%, 7%, and 7%, respectively, for ACR, ARRS, and RSNA. There was a statistically significant increase in the proportion of women presidents and honorees in all societies after 2012 compared to before 2012, but no significant difference between societies in either time period.

Conclusion

A higher proportion of female presidents and honorees were demonstrated across all societies after 2012.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge Lauren Attridge from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and Laura Mishler from the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) for their assistance in providing the names of the past presidents of their respective societies for this manuscript. The authors would also like to acknowledge Natarajan Raghunand, Natarajan, PhD, for his assistance with statistical analysis

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA

    Kerry L. Thomas

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Hanna Zafar

  3. Department of Radiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA

    Puja Parikh

  4. Department of Radiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Elena Korngold

  5. Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Cheri L. Canon

  6. Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA

    Elizabeth Sadowski

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by KT, PP, HZ, and ES. The first draft of the manuscript was written by KT and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Kerry Thomas: No relevant conflict of interest related to this manuscript; holds stock equity in Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Novartis, United Health Group, Thermo Fisher, and Danahaer Cheri Canon; and serves on SAR Board.

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Thomas, K.L., Zafar, H., Parikh, P. et al. Representation of women among leadership and honorees within the Society of Abdominal Radiology, past and present. Abdom Radiol 46, 5758–5762 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-020-02922-8

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