Objective: To evaluate the status of men and women faculty in academic general internal
medicine, including their professional training, faculty responsibilities, research …

Purpose To determine whether professional activities, professional productivity, and salaries
of life sciences faculty differ by gender. The authors undertook this study because previous …

During the 1970s, more and more women chose medicine as a profession. In 1970-1971,
only 9.2 percent of all US medical graduates were women. Ten years later, the percentage …

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 …

T he distribution of women physicians among specialties remains uneven (Table 1). For
example, 60% of the residents in pediatrics versus 17% in surgery are women. Growth in the …

Purpose Despite recent efforts to understand the complex process of physician career
development, the medical education community has a poor understanding of why, how, and …

yielded mixed results. Although most female physicians indicate that they are generally
satisfied with their careers, certain factors that are unique to or that differentially affect female …

The number of medical school applications continues to rise despite recent reports of
decreased physician job satisfaction. To better understand this paradoxical trend, I surveyed …

Background Two striking demographic shifts evident in today's workforce are also apparent
in the medical profession. One is the entry of a new generation of physicians, Gen Xers, and …

At present, it is not clear whether or not the choices of specialty areas by male and female
medical students are converging. Historically, women have selected specialty areas with …