Current Challenges Facing Women in Gastroenterology: How Do We Move Forward?
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چکیده
Recent data report that approximately 50% of medical school students and an estimated 40-50% of third-year internal medicine residents are women.1,2 Despite the large number of women in the early stages of medical training, the percentage of female gastroenterology (GI) fellows has remained stable at 25-30% over the last several years.3 Moreover, only about 13% of the nation’s approximately 13,000 gastroenterologists are women.4
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- ACG case reports journal
دوره 3 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016