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Arya Roy: International Medical Graduates Representation at International Oncology Conference Meetings
Arya Roy, Hematology-Oncology Fellow at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, shared a post on X:
“Proud to share our publication in JCO Oncology Practice. International Medical Graduates (IMGs) are underrepresented in invited faculty roles at ASCO Annual Meetings, despite their contributions to original research.
Study overview: We analyzed the presentation data from ASCO22 and ASCO23 Annual Meetings. Speakers categorized as
American Medical Graduates (AMGs)
International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
Non-US-based
Non-MD
Among invited faculty talks:
61% by AMGs
17% by non-US based speakers
14% by IMGs.
Most invited faculty were professors:
– 53% of non-US-bases speakers
– 43% of IMGs
– 36% of AMGs
Suggests IMGs and non-US-based faculty may need to reach higher academic ranks to get invited roles.
Research output vs recognition:
Compared to AMGs, IMGs contributed a higher proportion of primary research and had lower proportion of invited faculty roles!
– AMGs: 30% research | 70% invoted roles
– IMGs: 41% research | 59% invited rolesKey analysis:
Compared to AMGs, IMGs were significantly less likely to be invited faculty relative to their first-author contributions:
aOR = 0.69, p = 0.006
This difference was not significant when comparing last-author contributions
aOR = 0.91, p = 0.4Summary:
Despite meaningful research contributions, IMGs are underrepresented in invited faculty roles at oncology conferences.”
Title: International Medical Graduates Representation at International Oncology Conference Meetings: An Analysis of ASCO Annual Meetings
Authors: Arya Mariam Roy, Ziad Bakouny, Nazli Dizman, Morgan A. Paul, Zeynep Irem Ozay, Bhavesh Mohan Lal, Rashad Nawfal, Marc Eid, Razane El Hajj Chehade, Marc Machaalani, Ayesha Butt, Charu Aggarwal, Tanios Bekaii-Saab, Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, Gilberto Lopes, Ariela L. Marshall, Martina Murphy, Taofeek Owonikoko, Wanling Xie, Alfred I. Lee, Toni K. Choueiri
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Alfred I. Lee
Ariela L. Marshall
Arya Mariam Roy
Arya Roy
ASCO
Ayesha Butt
Bhavesh Mohan Lal
cancer
Charu Aggarwal
Gilberto Lopes
JCO Oncology Practice
Marc Eid
Marc Machaalani
Mariana Chavez-MacGregor
Martina Murphy
Morgan A. Paul
Nazli Dizman
OncoDaily
Oncology
Rashad Nawfal
Razane El Hajj Chehade
Tanios Bekaii-Saab
Taofeek Owonikoko
Toni K. Choueiri
Wanling Xie
Zeynep Irem Ozay
Ziad Bakouny
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