Professional stereotypes among specialties and fields of work within the veterinary community.
| Title: | Professional stereotypes among specialties and fields of work within the veterinary community. |
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| Authors: | Agathou S; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK.; Stratis A; Royal Dutch Shell, London, UK.; Routh J; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK.; Paramasivam SJ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK. |
| Source: | The Veterinary record [Vet Rec] 2022 Oct; Vol. 191 (8), pp. e1486. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 07. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0031164 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2042-7670 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00424900 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Vet Rec Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2021- : [Oxford] : Wiley; Original Publication: -June 2009 : London : British Veterinary Medicine |
| MeSH Terms: | Students, Medical*; Female ; Horses ; Animals ; Male ; Humans ; Sexism ; Career Choice ; Specialization ; Attitude |
| Abstract: | Background: Medical specialties hold varying degrees of prestige, stemming from the existence of stereotypes among them. These have been shown to lead to prejudice against specific specialists, which not only influences career choices but also affects the perception of equality among specialties.; Method: The aim of the research was to determine the presence of stereotypes in the UK veterinary community. Using an online questionnaire, participants were asked to provide an adjective that best characterises 15 specialties, in addition to their perceptions on prestige and gender association. Word cloud analysis coupled with sentiment analysis in Python using the language processing software Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) was used to assess sentiments with respect to the adjectives.; Results: There were 665 questionnaire respondents, and there was evidence of their construction of specialty-specific stereotypes. Some specialties were perceived more negatively than others, including equine general practitioners, surgeons, pathologists, dermatologists and public health veterinarians/epidemiologists. Gender bias was identified within this study, most prominently within production animal and behavioural medicine veterinarians. The most prestigious specialties were neurology, surgery and cardiology.; Conclusion: Specialty-specific stereotypes exist within the veterinary community. Acknowledging their existence is a first step to recognising the influence they have on career choices.; (© 2022 The Authors. Veterinary Record published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Veterinary Association.) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: gender association; prejudice; veterinary specialties; veterinary students’ perceptions; veterinary surgeons |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20220308 Date Completed: 20221025 Latest Revision: 20221028 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/vetr.1486 |
| PMID: | 35257378 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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