Background Students' choice of medical specialties has evolved throughout year, with a
growing interest in quality of life and in technological specialties. We investigated the …

Gender is an essential determinant of health and illness. Gender awareness in doctors
contributes to equity and equality in health and aims towards better health for men and …

Careers in science, engineering, and medicine offer opportunities to advance knowledge,
contribute to the well-being of communities, and support the security, prosperity, and health …

Gender: Psychological Perspectives synthesizes the latest research on gender to help
students think critically about the differences between research findings and stereotypes …

Abstract The AAMC's Increasing Women's Leadership Project Implementation Committee
examined four years of data on the advancement of women in academic medicine. With …

Purpose To examine the role of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in medical
students' choice of specialty and residency program. Method Anonymous, self-administered …

During the last decades research has reported unmotivated differences in the treatment of
women and men in various areas of clinical and academic medicine. There is an ongoing …

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of selection, educational background, age
and gender on strength of motivation to attend and pursue medical school. Graduate entry …

Objectives To explore evidence concerning gender differences in teaching and learning in
surgery to guide future initiatives. Methods This systematic review was conducted searching …

Background Today, women constitute about half of medical students in several Western
societies, yet women physicians are still underrepresented in surgical specialties and …