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What challenges do female facial plastic surgeons in leadership positions encounter, and what considerations may help support future generations of women leaders in the specialty? Female facial plastic surgeons in leadership roles continue to face gender bias, impostor syndrome, mentorship burden, work–life imbalance, and institutional barriers despite increasing representation in surgery.

Are transgender early adolescents at increased risk of sleep disturbance and shorter sleep duration compared with cisgender peers? Transgender early adolescents demonstrated significantly higher rates of caregiver-reported sleep disturbance, insomnia symptoms, excessive daytime sleepiness, and short sleep duration compared with cisgender peers. The findings highlight important sleep disparities in transgender youth and support targeted screening and intervention efforts.

Which residency program characteristics are associated with an increased likelihood of trainees pursuing pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training? Residents training at children’s hospitals with affiliated pediatric otolaryngology fellowships were significantly more likely to pursue pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training. Programs in the Midwest were also independently associated with higher pediatric fellowship matriculation rates.