Research Article

The Use of Laparoscopy Simulation to Explore Gender Differences in Resident Surgical Confidence

Table 1

Demographics.

DemographicGS residents
()
OBG residents
()
value

Gender<0.01
 Male13 (50%)
 Female13 (50%)25 (100%)
Ethnicity0.42
 Caucasian14 (54%)17 (68%)
 Asian7 (27%)5 (20%)
 African American1 (4%)0 (0%)
 Hispanic0 (0%)1 (4%)
 Other4 (15%)2 (8%)
PGY level0.26
 First half of training18 (69%)13 (52%)
 Second half of training8 (31%)12 (48%)
FLS curriculum0.01
 Yes16 (62%)5 (20%)
 No10 (38%)20 (80%)
# simple laparoscopies0.26
 0–104 (15%)7 (28%)
 10–206 (23%)8 (32%)
 >2016 (62%)10 (40%)
# complex laparoscopies0.09
 0–1023 (89%)17 (68%)
 10–203 (11%)7 (28%)
 >2001 (4%)