The field of orthopedics has a limited ability to recruit high-quality female applicants. The
purpose of this study was to determine whether early exposure to the field affects a woman's …

Background Orthopaedic surgery now has the lowest percentage of women in residency
programs of any surgical specialty. Understanding factors, particularly those related to the …

Objective There is an extremely small proportion of female medical students choosing to
specialize in orthopedic surgery. The aim of the study was to assess medical students' and …

Background Although women account for approximately half of the medical students in the
United States, they represent only 13% of orthopaedic surgery residents and 4% of …

Background Women now constitute 49% of medical school matriculants 1. The percentage
of women in orthopaedic surgery training programs has not kept pace with the increase in …

Methods: Medical students from 10 institutions participated in a web-based survey. Results
were stratified by sex, race/ethnicity, and level of interest in orthopaedic surgery. Results: A …

Background Orthopaedic surgery has the lowest percentage of women residents and faculty
of any medical and surgical specialty. Diversity in medicine has been shown to improve …

Background: Female orthopedic surgeons have different life choices, experiences, and
influences that may alter their decisions when choosing a fellowship. There is no data that …

Background: The primary influence on medical students' career choice is their third-year
clerkship. However, orthopaedics is not a required rotation in the curriculum of most medical …

Background: Increasing numbers of women are entering surgical fields. The purpose of this
study was to assess whether orthopaedic surgery is significantly different from other surgical …