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JOURNAL ARTICLE
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
The impact of gendered experiences on female medical students' specialty choice: A systematic review.
American Journal of Surgery 2023 January
BACKGROUND: Women make up 50% of American medical school graduates, yet are not equally represented in the vast spectrum of medical specialties. Many fields within medicine remain male dominated. This systematic review will explore social factors that affect female medical students' specialty choice.
HYPOTHESIS: Gendered experiences influence the specialty choice of female medical students, resulting in their concentration in a specific cohort of specialties.
METHODS: Studies were gathered by searching MEDLINE/Pubmed and EBSCOhost for sociological factors that impact female medical students' specialty choice.
RESULTS: 34 articles were selected for this systematic review. Factors that contribute to gender segregation within medical specialties include gender discrimination, socialization, lifestyle considerations, negative perceptions of male-dominated medical specialties and lack of female role models.
CONCLUSION: This systematic review supported the hypothesis that gendered experiences impact women's medical specialty choice, and thus result in their concentration in specialties such as family medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology.
HYPOTHESIS: Gendered experiences influence the specialty choice of female medical students, resulting in their concentration in a specific cohort of specialties.
METHODS: Studies were gathered by searching MEDLINE/Pubmed and EBSCOhost for sociological factors that impact female medical students' specialty choice.
RESULTS: 34 articles were selected for this systematic review. Factors that contribute to gender segregation within medical specialties include gender discrimination, socialization, lifestyle considerations, negative perceptions of male-dominated medical specialties and lack of female role models.
CONCLUSION: This systematic review supported the hypothesis that gendered experiences impact women's medical specialty choice, and thus result in their concentration in specialties such as family medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology.
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