Objective The increasing competitiveness of the neurosurgical residency match has made it
progressively difficult for foreign medical graduates (FMGs) to match in neurosurgery. We …

The number of women pursuing training opportunities in neurological surgery has
increased, although they are still underrepresented at senior positions relative to junior …

Objective Historically, women have been underrepresented in medicine but nowadays the
underrepresentation is more applicable to surgical disciplines. Many efforts have been …

Abstract Background Context Despite recent advances in gender equity in medicine, the
representation of women in orthopedic and neurosurgery remains particularly low …

Background: Only 13.6% of orthopaedic surgeons in Canada are women, even though there
is nothing inherent to the practice of orthopaedic surgery that favors men over women …

Despite advances in issues related to gender equity, barriers to recruiting and retaining
women in neurosurgery continue to exist. At the same time, the overall projected shortage of …

Objective Neurological surgery is historically among one of the most competitive residency
matches, but data suggest a downward trend in neurosurgical residency applicants in the …

OBJECTIVE Current data on fellowship choice and completion by neurosurgical residents
are limited, especially in relation to gender, scholarly productivity, and career progression …

Background Sex disparity in the Program Director role has not been studied. The goal of this
study is to evaluate the percentage of women in Chair and Program Director positions. We …

Background: Although women represented 58% of undergraduate students and 48% of
medical students in the US in the 2008-2009 academic year, only 13% of orthopaedic …