Education Research: Evaluating Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Diversity Trends in Neurology Residency Programs Between 2007 and 2020
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background and Objectives: With increasing efforts to ensure a racially and ethnically diverse physician workforce, it is unclear whether the improved diversity changes in medical schools have been reflected among neurology residents. We aimed to examine the demographic changes of neurology residency applicants and matriculants relative to their medical school graduate counterparts. Methods: tests were used to assess statistical changes in representation between applicants and matriculants within each racial and gender identity. Yearly changes in RQ were assessed using linear regressions for each race by gender. Results: = 0.49) were underrepresented throughout application. Discussion: Racially minoritized women were underrepresented among neurology applicants, and most did not show significant increases in representation as matriculants. Black men experienced the largest magnitude reduction in RQ when transitioning from applicants to matriculants. There is a need for greater professional support for applicants from historically underrepresented backgrounds to ensure their equitable recruitment into neurology.
Source: Neurology Education
Institutions: Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4415526878