Women surgeons working at university medical centers say they’ve faced more gender discrimination as staff surgeons than they did as medical students or residents, according to a new study in Canada.
But the women surgeons still rated their career satisfaction highly, researchers found.
“As a woman in surgery, and someone interested in gender issues, I don't find the results of this study are surprising, but perhaps disappointing,” said lead author Dr. Natashia M. Seemann of the University of Toronto.
Surgery generally is a challenging career, and so-called academic surgery (i.e., at university hospitals) carries specific pressures . . .
