FEMALE MEDICAL GRADUATES.

Assessment of medical graduates competencies.

Dear Editor, Medical professional proficiency comprises a set of skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to efficiently accomplish the practice of medicine.1 The major aim of undergraduate medical education in the region is to produce doctors who are competent and able to meet the health needs of the community while also being capable of continuing medical education.2 Have the medical school...

Employment of female and male graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2009.

Employment of female and male graduates of U.S. veterinary medical schools and colleges, 2008.

Mean starting salary among graduates of U.S. veterinary medical schools and colleges during 2008 was $51,321 for males and $47,330 for females. Mean debt for male graduates with debt was $115,059, whereas mean debt for female graduates with debt was $121,006.

Employment of female and male graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2004.

Employment of female and male graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2006.

JAVMA, Vol 229, No. 8, October 15, 2006 G veterinary students were surveyed in 2006 to obtain information regarding their employment choices, starting salaries and benefits, and educational indebtedness. Responses were received from 1,773 graduates from 26 of the 27 US veterinary colleges that had a graduating class. The survey response rate was 78.7%; 76.7% of the respondents were female, and ...