BACKGROUND: Interest in general surgery has declined among US medical students, with
the increasing number of female medical students being cited as a causative factor. This …

BACKGROUND: The objective of the survey was to examine factors affecting career choice
by medical students. METHODS: A questionnaire was distributed to the 245 fourth-year …

Hypothesis We hypothesized that increased enrollment of female medical students and
different priorities of the current generation of students would be important influences on the …

Background Currently more than 40% of first-year medical students are female, yet less than
20% of those entering surgical residencies are women. It has been suggested that the …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined whether women and men identify the same
factors as important in choosing their specialty. We sought to evaluate whether the factors …

BACKGROUND: Despite promotional measures at a national level, female surgeons
account for only 10% of the consultant workforce in the United Kingdom. With rising …

Background. A significant problem facing American surgery today is the lack of participation
from women and minorities. In 1995 and 1996, 15.1 and 15.8% of United States general …

PURPOSE: The number of applicants to general surgery programs has recently declined.
We set out to determine factors that influence career choice among medical students …

Background While medicine in general is becoming more female-dominated, women are
still under-represented in surgery. Opinion is divided as to whether this is due to lifestyle …

Background: Although women make up nearly half of medical school classes in the United
States, just over 20% of residents in surgery are women (excluding obstetrics/gynecology) …