There has been a perception that fewer medical students are currently pursuing careers in
general surgery. To investigate the validity of this premise we reviewed the Canadian …

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

Background: The exploration of specialty choices by medical students is a hot debate as it
affects several important determinants of health care delivery. This study was carried out to …

Background. A significant problem facing American surgery today is the lack of participation
from women and minorities. In 1995 and 1996, 15.1 and 15.8% of United States general …

A escolha da especialidade define a carreira profissional de um médico. Pesquisas que
visem analisar os fatores que impulsionam os alunos nessa decisão são importantes para …

Objective To evaluate the balance between the sexes of published ophthalmic material at
the editorial, reviewer, and author levels. Design Cross-sectional study of 3 journals …

Background The medical community has been paying increasing attention to diversity.
Nascent research suggests that the physician workforce may be experiencing value shifts in …

Gender inequalities in science are an ongoing concern, but their current causes are not well
understood. This article investigates four fields with unusual proportions of female …

CONTEXT: The reality of medical services in Brazil points towards expansion and
diversification of medical knowledge. However, there are few Brazilian studies on choosing …

BACKGROUND: A decline of medical students' interest in a general surgery career is
occurring in the Western medical world. We sought data on the mentality of Greek students …