Background Internationally, supporting surgical trainees during pregnancy, maternity and
paternity leave is essential for trainee well-being and for retention of high-calibre surgeons …

BACKGROUND: Although several studies have addressed the role of spouses in physicians'
career choices, there is limited data about spousal perception of surgeons' careers after …

Methods Eighteen semi-structured interviews of 12 female and 6 male surgeons 2-12 years
into practice were qualitatively analyzed and converted to coded, categorized data …

Background A growing number of residents are having babies during residency training.
While many businesses are working to improve maternity conditions and benefits for their …

The number of female physicians is increasing. In Japan, marriage and child–bearing have
been considered barriers preventing female physicians from working continuously. This …

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

1471 leadership is a similarly leaky pipeline, with 27.7 percent of membership and 21.5
percent of committee leaders being female, and only six historic female presidents among …

Objective: To survey the concerns of surgical residents in New England and to determine
whether similarities or differences exist based on gender. Design/Setting: A survey was …

Purpose/Objective (s) With the arrival of a child, working professionals often struggle with
child-caring responsibilities. This can be exacerbated by the absence of an adequate …

OBJECTIVE Despite recent national improvements in family leave policies, there has been
little focus on program-level support for surgical trainees. Trainees who may require clinical …