Introduction Gender inequality within the medical field continues to be a prominent issue,
particularly for surgical specialties. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate …

Objectives To explore evidence concerning gender differences in teaching and learning in
surgery to guide future initiatives. Methods This systematic review was conducted searching …

Background Barriers to female surgeons entering the field are well documented in Australia,
the USA and the UK, but how generalizable these problems are to other regions remains …

METHODS Search strategy and source of papers The search for relevant literature was
performed in January and February 2011 by 2 investigators (TY and MC), who …

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: Over the past decade, interest in general surgery careers has declined and
the number of female medical school graduates has increased. This study was performed to …

Background Interest in surgical careers among medical students has declined over the past
decade. Multiple explanations have been offered for why top students are deterred or …

Background Undergraduate education studies have suggested instructor sex can influence
female students to pursue a discipline. We sought to evaluate a similar hypothesis in …

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 …

The careers of male and female physicians indicate gender differences, whereas in medical
education a feminization is occurring. Our review aims to specify gender-related speciality …