Is there still a glass ceiling for women in academic surgery?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 253, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 637-643

  Zhuge, Ying ^c   Kaufman, Joyce ^c   Simeone, Diane M ^c   Chen, Herbert ^c   Velazquez, Omaida C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Holtz Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY; SEXISM; SURGEON; TEACHER;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PREJUDICE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953214968     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182111120     Document Type: Article

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