Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two new studies out of Canada and Sweden suggest that patients operated on by female surgeons are less likely to face future ...

Women comprise more than half of medical school graduates, but the number of female surgeons is low. A club at a Kansas medical school offers them support and mentorship. Women now comprise more than ...

When it comes to their career goals, there aren’t many differences between male and female general surgery residents, with one big exception: their salary expectations. Female residents, on average, ...

The Blackwell Club, at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, brings female surgery residents and attending physicians together for community and education. WICHITA, Kansas — Lindsay ...

Female surgery residents putting in 60-hour workweeks saw more complications, study shows. “We should be acting on this,” says one physician executive.

Women now make up a majority of residents and fellows for the first time in history, but this growth is not being translated into the field of surgery. I was recently invited to give a keynote address ...

A new study presents data reflecting the current state of female representation within the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). The study is published in Facial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erin Spencer Sairam covers gender and politics. A recent survey might shed some light on some of the factors contributing to this ...

Women comprise more than half of medical school graduates, but the number of female surgeons is low. A club at a Kansas medical school offers them... Doctors say mentorship can help as women are ...