Background The profile of the medical profession is changing in regard to feminization,
attitudes towards the profession, and the lifestyle aspirations of young physicians. The …

Objectives In recent years, gender differences in academic promotion have been
documented within surgical fields. To the best of our knowledge, gender discrepancies in …

Background: Although women comprise an increasing proportion of US medical school
faculty, they are underrepresented at higher ranks. Lack of effective mentoring may …

Objectives The aims of the study were (1) to establish potential gender differences in
academic physical medicine and rehabilitation faculty across the United States and Canada …

Background Within the framework of a prospective cohort study of Swiss medical school
graduates, a Career-Success Scale (CSS) was constructed in a sample of young physicians …

Background Within the framework of a prospective cohort study of Swiss medical school
graduates a sample of young physicians aspiring to an academic career were surveyed on …

PRINCIPLES: An increasing proportion of women are working in medicine, although only
very few choose surgical specialties and the interest in an academic pursuit is generally …

Bibliometrics use statistical methods to measure the scholarly impact of publications.
Bibliometrics are categorized as conventional metrics or alternative metrics. Conventional …

Current gait rehabilitation strategies rely heavily on motor learning principles, which involve
facilitating active patient participation, high-doses of biomechanical task-related motor …

Hypothesis/Background Female representation in orthopedics, and specifically shoulder
and elbow surgery, lags behind other surgical subspecialities. There has been a growing …