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

Table 2 Gender-specific growth rates in OTL-HNS versus surgical subspecialty 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]
Cardiac surgery	5.1 [1.4, 9.2]	2.4 [−0.88, 5.7]	2.7 [0.3, 5.7]
Neurosurgery	6.0 [3.4, 8.5]	3.9 [2.2, 5.6]	2.2 [−0.5, 4.1]
Ophthalmology	6.9 [5.3, 8.5]	4.5 [3.2, 5.7]	2.5 [0.6, 4.2]
Orthopedics	9.2 [7.5, 10.9]	6.4 [5.5, 7.3]	2.8 [1.1, 4.6]
Plastic surgery	8.8 [6.4, 11.6]	5.1 [3, 7.1]	3.6 [1.5, 7]
Urology	8.0 [5.8, 10.2]	5.7 [4.3, 7.1]	2.4 [0.1, 4.4]

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

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