Importance Despite women composing half of current medical school classes, surgical
specialties still struggle to attract and retain women. Even after successful recruitment into …

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

The increasing diversity in the US population is reflected in the patients who healthcare
professionals treat. Unfortunately, this diversity is not always represented by the …

Background There has been a rapid increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 in Latin
America, Africa, Asia and many countries that have an insufficient number of physicians and …

While students entering medical schools are becoming more diverse, trainees in residency
programs in competitive specialties and academic medicine faculty have not increased in …

Objective Medical schools now average approximately 50% female students, yet a
disproportionate number of women continue to choose nonsurgical over surgical specialties …

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 …

The challenges faced by women in male-dominated occupations are often attributed to the
men in, and masculine cultures of, these occupations—and sometimes to senior women in …

Background Considering evidence on competency-based curricula and the benefits of
volunteering, this study highlights innovative ideas to improve medical education during the …

Objective The goal of the current study is to systematically review the literature addressing
the use of automated methods to evaluate technical skills in surgery. Background The …