Table 3 Program directors’ responses to survey item, “Does your current residency curriculum include explicit training (didactic and clinical) about gender differences in the presentation and management of the following clinical or disease states?”
Disease condition | No (n, %) | Somewhat (n, %) | Yes (n, %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Endocrine disorders (diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease) | 22 | 44.0 % | 14 | 28.0 % | 14 | 28.0 % |
Acute coronary syndrome | 3 | 6.0 % | 12 | 24.0 % | 35 | 70.0 % |
Hypertension | 30 | 62.5 % | 11 | 22.9 % | 7 | 14.6 % |
Thromboembolic disease (DVT and PE) | 21 | 42.0 % | 10 | 20.0 % | 19 | 38.0 % |
Asthma/COPD | 35 | 70.0 % | 12 | 24.0 % | 3 | 6.0 % |
Trauma | 12 | 24.0 % | 13 | 26.0 % | 25 | 50.0 % |
Partner abuse | 3 | 6.0 % | 6 | 12.0 % | 41 | 82.0 % |
Carotid/vertebral artery dissections | 38 | 76.0 % | 7 | 14.0 % | 5 | 10.0 % |
Neurologic conditions (multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, CVA, seizures, headache) | 15 | 30.0 % | 22 | 44.0 % | 13 | 26.0 % |
GI Disorders (biliary disease, dyspepsia, IBS, abdominal pain, appendicitis) | 20 | 40.0 % | 18 | 36.0 % | 12 | 24.0 % |
Substance abuse | 29 | 58.0 % | 13 | 26.0 % | 8 | 16.0 % |
Depression/suicide | 8 | 16.0 % | 14 | 28.0 % | 28 | 56.0 % |
Urinary tract disorders | 3 | 6.0 % | 13 | 26.0 % | 34 | 68.0 % |
Sexually transmitted diseases | 5 | 10.0 % | 12 | 24.0 % | 33 | 66.0 % |
HIV/AIDS | 26 | 52.0 % | 17 | 34.0 % | 7 | 14.0 % |
Autoimmune disease | 17 | 34.0 % | 20 | 40.0 % | 13 | 26.0 % |
Pulmonary disease (sarcoidosis, PPH) | 33 | 66.0 % | 11 | 22.0 % | 6 | 12.0 % |
Osteoporosis/fracture management | 7 | 14.0 % | 24 | 48.0 % | 19 | 38.0 % |
Pain management | 32 | 64.0 % | 10 | 20.0 % | 8 | 16.0 % |
Communication styles | 21 | 42.0 % | 14 | 28.0 % | 15 | 30.0 % |
Pharmacokinetics | 36 | 72.0 % | 12 | 24.0 % | 2 | 4.0 % |