Sex Diversity in the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship: The Influence of Geographic Region.

Objectives: To investigate if the lack of sex diversity in adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowships is a result of few female applicants or low acceptance rate.

Design: Retrospective review of adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology applicants and fellows by sex and geographic regions across the United States.

Setting: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowship programs across the United States.