The recent expansion of the nation's supply of physicians has brought with it dramatic
increases in the number of women entering medical school and practice. This paper …

Whatever qualities are ascribed to femininity and whether these are attributed to nature or to
nurture, the characteristics women display as physicians are primarily determined by the …

In this issue of the Journal, Nonnemaker reports on a study of the likelihood that women will
pursue full-time careers in academic medicine and the likelihood of their advancement to the …

Women continue to be poorly represented in medical specialties other than general practice.
A cross‐sectional design was used to explore the development of career plans as medical …

Background: Studies of career and parenting satisfaction have focused separately on
medical students, residents and practising physicians. The objective of this study was to …

The findings from a questionnaire prepared by the Association of Professors of Medicine
and the Association of American Medical Colleges were published in two reports in 1986 …

Women now make up 37 percent of medical school applicants, 34 percent of medical
students, 28 percent of residents, and 19 percent of full-time medical school faculty …

This article reviews some of our research on how gender stereotypes and their
accompanying assumptions and expectations can influence the careers of male and female …

THE ADMISSION gates are ajar for women now applying to medical school. In 1979-1980,
28% of all first-year medical students were women, a record-breaking number. To the …

Objective: To study the differences between cognitive and noncognitive skills of men and
those of women entering internal medicine. Design: Comparison of program directors' …