This status report summarizes recent data on and studies of women's experiences as
medical students. Women medical students in the United States now number over 29,000 …

Purpose: To evaluate the experience of gender discrimination among a limited sample of
women in academic medicine, specifically, the role of discrimination in hindering careers …

This study examined barriers and biases in the medical education experience by surveying
fourth-year medical students. There were 270 female and 288 male respondents; their racial …

OBJECTIVE: To describe female surgeons' perceptions of discrimination against them as
women during the selection and training process and in career development and …

Background Women represent 15% of practicing general surgeons. Gender-based
discrimination has been implicated as discouraging women from surgery. We sought to …

Objective More women than ever are pursuing surgical specialties despite historical
dominance by men. The objective of this study was to examine how surgical residents …

Purpose To examine the role of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in medical
students' choice of specialty and residency program. Method Anonymous, self-administered …

The number of women in medicine has increased dramatically in the last few decades, and
women now represent half of all incoming medical students. Yet residency training still …

Despite the increasing numbers of women students in medical schools, focused attention on
their perceptions about medical school and the medical profession remain underexamined …

Women represent approximately half of students entering medical schools and more than
half of those entering PhD programs. When advancing through the academic and …