Women Physicians
There are three classes of human beings: men, women and women physicians - Sir William Osler
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I wish someone had told me about the challenges of being a woman in medicine
A friend asked me to give a pre-med student some advice about a career in medicine. That request made me think about the one thing I most wish someone had told me about: the challenges of being a woman in medicine.
One issue I often encounter is being mistaken for a non-physician staff member. I used to gently correct these errors and continue on with my day. But one comment from a patient made me change the way I approach these situations.
I had been taking care of a pleasant elderly gentleman who was in the hospital after a leg amputation. It’s not uncommon for patients to meet several physicians during a hospital stay, so I re-introduced myself the second day I…
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A year of #MeToo has done little to change medicine for female physicians
It isn’t easy being a female physician these days. Although new data may suggest progress in several gender equity areas, deep-seated inequality still exists.
These famous female doctors fought misogyny or stigma and managed to revolutionize medical care
Many of us would not be here today if not for these next famous female doctors and influential women in history that shaped the world as we know it!
Why women leave medicine
Research shows that almost 40% of women physicians go part-time or leave medicine altogether within six years of completing their residencies. Here’s what’s behind the early exodus — and what pioneering institutions are doing to entice more women to stay.
Women Make Better Doctors—But They Face Discrimination and Burnout
Women in America are, generally, treated like shit; despite advances made by women working across sectors, from the judiciary to big business to the medical industry, society is largely governed by old white men.
'Family-Friendly' Occupations for Women Are a Myth
A New York Times story pushed medicine as the ideal career for women. A closer look at data shows "better work-life balance" is actually "choosing careers that require fewer hours" and "still relatively less pay."
Being a Doctor Is Hard. It’s Harder for Women.
Female medical residents and physicians endure bias and a larger burden with home duties. They also face a greater risk of depression.
Female doctors are good for your health, but they experience a gender pay gap, discrimination, burnout and depression
Nearly 60 per cent of family doctors in Canada under the age of 40 now are women. This means that over time, family medicine stands to become an increasingly female-dominated practice.
Female Physicians Reject Good Enough
Medicine should be heralded as the star pupil of modern feminism- at least that's what a recent New York Times article would have you believe. Female physicians expressed outrage on Twitter and decried the idea that medicine is a family-friendly profession.
How Medicine Became the Stealth Family-Friendly Profession
Female doctors are more likely than other professionals to have children and keep working. The reasons offer lessons for other jobs.
Invisible women: Female doctors and health care leaders are being hidden in plain sight
Many reasons have been offered to explain the gap between the salaries of male and female physicians and scientists, between their levels of federal funding for research and their academic promotions. One pervasive problem has been overlooked. I call it “the invisible woman” problem.
I’m a young black woman. Why do so many people assume I’m not a doctor?
After a decade of schooling, after finishing medical school and starting my residency, it’s maddening when people misunderstand the role I play in the clinical setting — even when I’ve introduced myself, I’m wearing my credentials, and I’m wearing my long white coat.
The patient called me ‘colored girl.’ The senior doctor training me said nothing
Medicine struggles with a chronic disease: racism. Medical schools try to combat this disease with diversity initiatives and training in unconscious bias and cultural sensitivity. I’m about to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, so I’ve been through such programs. They’re not enough.
Want to save 32,000 lives a year? Get male doctors to practice more like women.
Female physicians earn less than male doctors. And now it seems that they may actually deliver better health care for patients in certain situations.
I wish someone had told me about the challenges of being a woman in medicine
A friend asked me to give a pre-med student some advice about a career in medicine. That request made me think about the one thing I most wish someone had told me about: the challenges of being a woman in medicine.
Women MD Resources
Led by Dr. Linda Brodsky, the Women MD Resources team has spent more than 30 years confronting and mastering the unique challenges of the healthcare workplace. From top academic institutions to private practices, operating rooms to research labs, hospital administration offices to heated courtrooms, we’ve gained the collective experience and expertise that has allowed us to successfully positively impact the lives of hundreds of women physicians along the way.
MomMD
Our goal is to encourage and support women physicians, residents, medical students, premeds and nurses not only in their careers but also in life and home.
Mothers in Medicine
Mothers in Medicine is a group blog by physician-mothers, writing about the unique challenges and joys of tending to two distinct patient populations, both of whom can be quite demanding. We are on call every. single. day.
Physician Moms Group
Physician Moms Group is a global online community that was founded in 2014.
Association for Women in Science
AWIS is a global network that inspires bold leadership, research, and solutions that advance women in STEM, spark innovation, promote organizational success and drive systemic change.
Medical Women's Federation
The was founded in 1917 and is now the largest, most influential body of women doctors in the UK.
Sutured for a Living
I am a plastic surgeon in Little Rock, AR. I used to "suture for a living", I continue "to live to sew". These days most of my sewing is piecing quilts. I love the patterns and interplay of the fabric color. I would like to explore writing about medical/surgical topics as well as sewing/quilting topics. I will do my best to make sure both are represented accurately as I share with both colleagues and the general public.
American Association of University Women
AAUW has been empowering women as individuals and as a community since 1881. For more than 130 years, we have worked together as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of millions of women and their families.
CDC
A variety of resources for women's health professionals
Hormone Health Network
The Hormone Health Network helps you and your health care provider have more informed discussions about hormones and health. Our free, online resources come from the most advanced clinical and scientific expertise in endocrinology.
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