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Elahi MA, Moore ML, Doan MK, et al. Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship Directors Are Typically White Men in Their Early 50s With Strong Achievements in Research. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2021;3(6):e1629-e1636doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.07.018.
Elahi, M. A., Moore, M. L., Doan, M. K., Pollock, J. R., Hassebrock, J. D., Makovicka, J. L., Brinkman, J. C., & Patel, K. A. (2021). Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship Directors Are Typically White Men in Their Early 50s With Strong Achievements in Research. Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 3(6), e1629-e1636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2021.07.018
Elahi, Muhammad Ali, et al. "Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship Directors Are Typically White Men in Their Early 50s With Strong Achievements in Research." Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation vol. 3,6 (2021): e1629-e1636. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2021.07.018
Elahi MA, Moore ML, Doan MK, Pollock JR, Hassebrock JD, Makovicka JL, Brinkman JC, Patel KA. Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship Directors Are Typically White Men in Their Early 50s With Strong Achievements in Research. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2021 Oct 07;3(6):e1629-e1636. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.07.018. eCollection 2021 Dec. PMID: 34977614; PMCID: PMC8689204.
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Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2021 Oct 07;3(6):e1629-e1636. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.07.018. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship Directors Are Typically White Men in Their Early 50s With Strong Achievements in Research.

Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation

Muhammad Ali Elahi, M Lane Moore, Matthew K Doan, Jordan R Pollock, Jeffrey D Hassebrock, Justin L Makovicka, Joseph C Brinkman, Karan A Patel

Affiliations

  1. Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A.
  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.

PMID: 34977614 PMCID: PMC8689204 DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.07.018

Abstract

PURPOSE: To determine the objective characteristics of orthopaedic foot and ankle fellowship directors (FDs) by concentrating on the demographic characteristics, academic background, institutional history, research experience, and professional affiliations of these leaders.

METHODS: Data for each FD were collected by searching institutional biographies, personal websites, or publicly available curricula vitae. Data collection included the following variables: age, sex, race/ethnicity, previous training institutions, residency and fellowship graduation years, advanced degrees, military affiliation, institutional loyalty, year hired, FD career timeline, total number of publications, total number of citations, and

RESULTS: Of the 47 FDs, 44 (93.6%) were men and 3 (6.4%) were women. The mean age was 50.8 ± 9.4 years. Most orthopaedic foot and ankle FDs were white (n = 42, 89.4%), followed by Asian (n = 4, 8.5%) and black or African American (n = 1, 2.1%). The mean Scopus

CONCLUSIONS: Orthopaedic foot and ankle FDs are primarily white men in their 50s, with minimal female and minority representations. These FDs are distinguished by their high level of research productivity. Additionally, orthopaedic foot and ankle training backgrounds seem to play an important role, given that most of the appointed FDs trained in only a few select programs.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study outlines some of the most important characteristics among foot and ankle FDs and identifies important disparities within this population of leaders that may have detrimental effects on the field.

© 2021 by the Arthroscopy Association of North America. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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