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Workforce Representation in Ophthalmology Oral Board Examiners and Examinees.

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Τίτλος: Workforce Representation in Ophthalmology Oral Board Examiners and Examinees.
Συγγραφείς: Woreta FA; From the Wilmer Eye Institute (F.A.W., F.B.A, M.A.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: fworeta1@jhmi.edu., Aamir FB; From the Wilmer Eye Institute (F.A.W., F.B.A, M.A.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Ali M; From the Wilmer Eye Institute (F.A.W., F.B.A, M.A.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Culican S; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences (S.C.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Wang J; Bloomberg School of Public Health (J.W.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Dun C; Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (C.D.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Martin B; American Board of Ophthalmology (B.M., G.B.B.), Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA., Schnabel S; Department of Psychology (S.S.), University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Bartley GB; American Board of Ophthalmology (B.M., G.B.B.), Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA; Mayo Clinic (G.B.B.), Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Mayo Clinic (G.B.B.), Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Πηγή: American journal of ophthalmology [Am J Ophthalmol] 2026 Oct; Vol. 290, pp. 252-257. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 25.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Elsevier Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0370500 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-1891 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00029394 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Ophthalmol Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: 1999- : New York, NY : Elsevier Science
Original Publication: [Chicago, etc., Ophthalmic Pub. Co., etc.]
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Ophthalmology*/education , Specialty Boards*/statistics & numerical data , Internship and Residency*/statistics & numerical data , Licensure, Medical*/statistics & numerical data , Certification*, Workforce/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Female ; Retrospective Studies ; Male ; United States ; Educational Measurement ; Clinical Competence
Περίληψη: Purpose: To evaluate the characteristics of the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) oral board examiners and examinees as well as trends in examiner and examinee gender over time.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Subjects: ABO oral board examiners and examinees.
Methods: We utilized data from the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to assess board examiner and examinee demographic characteristics from 2011 to 2024. Examiner characteristics included gender, years of experience, initial certification year and average examiner score. Examinee characteristics included gender, years since residency graduation and exam outcome (pass/fail). We utilized logistic regression to examine temporal trends in examiner and examinee gender from 2013 to 2024.
Main Outcome Measures: Gender distribution of examiners and examinees.
Results: Overall, the proportion of women examiners increased over the study period. Notably, the most pronounced increase occurred following the transition from in-person to virtual oral board exam administration in 2020, rising from 31.3% (95% CI: 24.1%-38.4%) in 2019 to 49.1% (95% CI: 43.8%-54.4%) in 2024 (p < .001). The percentage of women examinees remained stable (41.7% [95% CI: 37.6%-45.8%] in 2019; 37.5% [95% CI: 33.0%-42.0%] in 2024, p-value: .019).
Conclusions: The representation of women among the ABO oral board examiners has increased significantly following the transition to virtual exams while the proportion of examinees remained stable. Strategies to increase flexibility in scheduling exams may be beneficial in continuing to improve examiner representation.
(Copyright © 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260625 Date Completed: 20260901 Latest Revision: 20260901
Update Code: 20260902
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2026.06.036
PMID: 42349536
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