Evolution of gender representation among Canadian OTL-HNS residents: a 27-year analysis

Table 1 Gender-specific growth rates in OTL-HNS versus larger residency programs

Specialty	Annual growth rates (percentage/year) [95% credible intervals]
Specialty	Female	Male	Difference
OTL-HNS	8.2 [6.5, 10.1]	5.5 [4.1, 6.9]	2.7 [0.9, 4.7]
Anesthesiology	6.8 [5.8, 7.7]	4.8 [4.0, 5.5]	2.0 [0.8, 3.2]
Family Medicine	4.5 [4.2, 4.7]	2.1 [1.8, 2.4]	2.4 [2.0, 2.7]
General Surgery	3.5 [2.7, 4.3]	−0.68 [−1.3, −0.1]	4.19 [3.1, 5.2]
Internal Medicine	5.0 [4.6, 5.5]	2.5 [2.1, 2.9]	2.5 [1.9, 3.1]
Pediatrics	5.6 [4.9, 6.2]	1.8 [0.8, 2.7]	3.8 [2.7 5.0]
Psychiatry	6.2 [5.6, 6.9]	4.7 [3.9, 5.4]	1.5 [0.5, 2.5]

Data collected from both CaRMS and CAPER regarding the number of female and male applicants in OTL-HNS and selected larger residency programs was averaged between 1990 and 2014. Gender-specific differences in growth rate were calculated for each specific program

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