Background: The traditional method of teaching in surgery is known as “see one, do one,
teach one.” However, many have argued that this method is no longer applicable, mainly …

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 …

Understanding and remedying women's underrepresentation in majority-male fields and
occupations require the recognition of a lesser-known form of cultural bias called masculine …

Background There have been many efforts to increase the number of women surgeons. We
provide an update of women surgeon representation along the pathway to surgical …

Importance Previous work shows women who have children during surgical residency face
difficulty balancing childbearing with training, which negatively affects residency and career …

Background In recent years there has been a growing appreciation of the issues of career
preference in medicine as it may affect student learning and academic performance …

Background Similar numbers of men and women are currently graduating from United
States (US) medical schools; therefore, surgery residency programs need to attract …

Objective To characterize recent trends among practicing female surgeons, surgical
trainees, and surgical residency applicants to assess potential progress toward gender …

Objective Previous studies have identified significant gender discrepancies in grant funding,
leadership positions, and publication impact in surgical subspecialties. We investigated …

The concerns about physicians' career advancement tend to be raised in gender terms,
because women presently constitute close to and will soon form a majority of the medical …