Objective We aim at recognising the reasons that discourage female medical students to
consider neurosurgery as a career, from an Indian perspective. Methodology An online …

Background: The preference of medical specialty for students can start even before
enrollment into medical school, or as late as following their graduation. During their senior …

Background Although women have made remarkable strides in several medical specialties
in Sub-Saharan Africa, their presence and contribution to the development of neurosurgery …

Background Since 2011, more women than men have graduated from medical school, yet
there remains a paucity of female physicians in surgical specialties. After the 2018 …

Background Nigeria has an inadequate number of neurosurgeons to meet the population's
demand for neurosurgical care. Furthermore, few Nigerian neurosurgeons are female. This …

OBJECTIVE Although women account for 50% of medical school graduates, less than 30%
of neurosurgery residency applicants and less than 10% of neurosurgeons are female. In …

Background The number of neurosurgeons in the Philippines is less than ideal for its
population, so there is a need to recruit and train more. This study aimed to determine …

Background Exposure to neurosurgery at the undergraduate level is an important factor in
determining future interest in and applications to the specialty. Given the high competition for …

Background Despite advances in gender equity, the paucity of women neurosurgeons
remains. In Germany, women accounted for only 24% of the specialists who completed their …

Objective The factors that attract and concern medical students about a career in
neurosurgery have never been clearly characterized or delineated in a large nationwide …