Importance Although family priorities influence specialty selection and resident attrition, few
studies describe resident perspectives on pregnancy during surgical training. Objective To …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the proportion and characteristics of women who
serve in general surgery program director (PD) and associate program director (APD) …

Importance Although pregnancy during surgical residency is increasingly common, studies
of surgical residents have identified challenges associated with pregnancy and motherhood …

Background A significant faculty attrition rate exists in academic surgery. The authors
hypothesized that senior residents and early-career faculty members have different …

Women now comprise 50% of Caucasian matriculants to medical school; 66.6% of African
Americans, 48% of Hispanics and 51.3% of Asians beginning medical school are also …

Introduction While women represent approximately half of all medical students, only 38% of
general surgery residents are women. The objective of this study is to explore how access to …

Background There have been many efforts to increase the number of women surgeons. We
provide an update of women surgeon representation along the pathway to surgical …

Objective: This study aims to summarize the evidence concerning the barriers that exist to
the career progression of women in surgery and to provide potential solutions to overcome …

Abstract Introduction The Lancet Commission for Global Surgery identified an adequate
surgical workforce as one indicator of surgical care accessibility. Many countries where …

Importance Although men are increasingly involved in childrearing, little is known about
paternity leave in surgical residency. Conflict between professional and family duties …