2023 ISAKOS Biennial Congress ePoster
Gender & Racial Diversity In Leadership And Committee Positions In Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Societies
Malia Claire Steele, MPH, MS, BS UNITED STATES
Arianna L Gianakos, DO, New Haven, CT UNITED STATES
Michaela A Stamm, MS, New Orleans, LA UNITED STATES
Mary K. Mulcahey, MD, Western Springs, IL UNITED STATES
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, UNITED STATES
FDA Status Not Applicable
Summary
The purpose of this study was to report demographic trends in terms of ethnicity/race and gender among the committee and leadership positions of the Arthroscopy Association of North American (AANA) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). Results indicated progressive trend towards increasing diversity in both AANA and AOSSM but there is still room for improvement.
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Abstract
Introduction
The purpose of this study was to report demographic trends in terms of ethnicity/race and gender among the committee and leadership positions of the Arthroscopy Association of North American (AANA) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM).
Methods
AANA and AOSSM committee membership and leadership were reviewed for 2010, 2015, and 2020. Race/ethnicity was divided into Caucasian, Asian, African American, Hispanic/Latin/South American (HLSA), and Middle Eastern. Gender was limited to male or female.
Results
Diversity in AANA and AOSSM committee and leadership positions is summarized in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. In 2010, 166/191 (87%) AANA committee members were Caucasian, as compared to 125/186 (67%) in 2020. Asian committee members were similar in 2010 (13/191, 7%) and 2015 (13/216, 6%), but increased to 17/186 (10%) in 2020. HLSA committee members increased 5/191 (3%) 2010 to 11/186 (6%) in 2020. The diversity of AANA Board of Director leadership positions increased with Caucasian representation decreasing from 14/14 (100%) 2010 to 11/12 (92%) 2020 and Asian increasing from 0% to 1/12 (8%). In AANA, men comprised 181/191 (95%) of committee members in 2010 and 166/186 (89%) in 2020. The percentage of female committee members increased from 10/191 (5%) in 2010 to 20/186 (11%) in 2020.
In 2010, 73/79 (92%) AOSSM committee members were Caucasian compared to 62/81 (77%) in 2020 with African American having the largest increase in committee members from 0% in 2010 to 6/81 (7%) in 2020 (Table 2). Within AOSSM, men comprised 73/79 (92%) of committee members in 2010 and 70/81 (86%) in 2020. The percentage of female committee members in AOSSM increased from 6/79 (8%) in 2010 to 11/81 (14%) in 2020.
Conclusion
There has been a progressive trend towards increasing diversity in both committee membership and leadership positions in AANA and AOSSM from 2010-2020, but there is still room for improvement.