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

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 …

Importance Surgical programs across the US continue to promote and invest in initiatives
aimed at improving racial/ethnic diversity, but whether this translates to changes in the …

Objective: This study aimed to elucidate current medical student perceptions on barriers to a
career in surgery, with a particular focus on gender-specific differences. Summary …

Background As fewer surgeons take emergency general surgery call and hospitals
decrease emergency services, a crisis in access looms in the United States. We examined …

Objective To determine whether patient-surgeon gender concordance is associated with
mortality of patients after surgery in the United States. Design Retrospective observational …

OBJECTIVE Although women account for 50% of medical school graduates, less than 30%
of neurosurgery residency applicants and less than 10% of neurosurgeons are female. In …

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges, with a potential stress
which might affect the education of resident doctors in the field of orthopedics and …

Background Surgeon shortages have emerged as a prominent global issue. Although
various studies have explored the factors that influence medical students in choosing …

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically and rapidly changed the status quo for nearly
every aspect of medical education, including resident and fellow recruitment. 1 Several …