Canadian Gastroenterology Career Pathway Experiences: Exploring the Gender Divide.

Background: We aimed to determine the persistence of differential career experiences between male and female gastroenterologists in Canada >20 years after they were first noted in the literature.

Methods: A 51-question mixed-methods survey was developed focusing on personal, professional and financial characteristics. The survey was disseminated via email and fax to practicing gastroenterologists using provincial college registries and the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology.

The Under-representation of Canadian Women in Gastroenterology from Residency to Leadership.

Background: To determine representation of women in gastroenterology (GI) at residency and leadership levels in Canada.

Methods: The Canadian Resident Matching Service provided data for internal medicine (IM), general surgery (GS), GI and cardiology applicant cycles 2014 to 2018. -tests were used to compare proportion of women entering each residency program.

Gender differences in gastroenterology and hepatology authorship and editorial boards.

Background And Aims: Women are numerically under-represented in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology. This study aims to characterize the gender distribution of first and senior authors and editorial board members across high impact factor journals in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Methods: Publications from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 were reviewed from 29 journals.

Paediatric to Adult Transition of Care in IBD: Understanding the Current Standard of Care Among Canadian Adult Academic Gastroenterologists.

Background: The optimal form of health care delivery for paediatric to adult inflammatory bowel disease transition of care is unknown. The primary purpose of this study was to establish current standard of care across Canada among adult gastroenterologists.

Methods: Adult gastroenterologists interested in transition care were identified.

Mentoring needs of distributed medical education faculty at a Canadian medical school: a mixed-methods descriptive study.

Introduction: The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry in London, Ontario, has a mentorship program for all full-time faculty. The school would like to expand its outreach to physician faculty located in distributed medical education sites. The purpose of this study was to determine what, if any, mentorship distributed physician faculty currently have, to gauge their interest in expanding the mentorship program to distributed physician faculty and to determine their vision of the most appropriate design of a mentorship program that would address their needs.