The gender gap in academic surgery: the electronic health record
Women surgeons had a greater EHR burden than men at our institution. Assuming 16 clinical days/month, 8 min/day of additional EHR work outside of scheduled clinical hours for women translates to approximately 26 h/year of lost time relative to men. Unequal EHR work may increase the gender gap in career advancement and exacerbate burnout for women. Future research should include prospective multi-center trials to clarify the extent of the surgical EHR gender gap.
Authors
- C. Matthew Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3265-7467)
- Sean A. Tackett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5369-7225)
- Maria Oliva‐Hemker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4054-7372)
- Carolyn M. Jenks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7166-2966)
- Sarah Y. Bessen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4588-827X)
- Jennifer K. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-4482)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-02808-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.47
Funders
- National Institutes of Health