Background: The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has conducted a detailed annual
survey of residents enrolled in surgical graduate medical education (GME) programs since …

BACKGROUND: This study explored the factors contributing to the low application rates to
general surgery (GS) residency by female students and compared perceptions of GS …

BACKGROUND: Recent changes in medical education have emphasized primary care
careers. This could have a negative impact on the number of applicants to surgical …

Hypothesis We conducted this study to determine whether concerns expressed by male and
female surgeons at 1 academic center are generally reflective of broader concerns for …

Objective: To examine differences in resident operative experience between male and
female general surgery residents. Background: Despite increasing female representation in …

Background: The purpose of this survey was to determine the views of final year medical
students in Melbourne regarding both undergraduate surgical teaching and the students' …

The results of the 2001 National Internship and Residency Matching Program for gen-eral
surgery raised alarms for every surgeon and surgical organization involved in resi-dent …

Objective To identify factors and patterns of career and life satisfaction among general
surgery residency graduates who completed all of their general surgery training after the …

Background Women represent roughly 50% of US medical students and one third of US
surgery residents. Within academic surgery departments, however, women are …

Background An increasing number of women are pursuing a career in surgery.
Concurrently, the percentage of surgeons in dual-profession partnerships is increasing. We …