Women in Surgery

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02.06.08

A career in surgery has traditionally been viewed as a male dominated field. With an increasing proportion of doctors being female there has also been an increase in the proportion of female surgical trainees. The College of Surgeons is committed to ensuring that surgical training programs do not disadvantage female trainees. To further this goal the college has developed the Women in Surgery Committee and mentoring programs. This program has sponsored workshops and conducted a survey of female surgical trainees in 2002.

That survey noted the most important issues for female trainees were improving lifestyle and having more flexible training hours. Women's health and childcare were ranked as the least important issues. It identified work-life and career issues particular to women in medicine such as encounters with an 'old boys club culture', however it also noted that many of the concerns voiced by the respondents were issues for both male and female trainees. For more information the committee can be contacted via phone on + 61 3 9276 7446.

 


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