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Emina H. Huang, MD; Olga Jonasson, MD

JAMA. 1991;265(21):2859-2860.

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Women currently make up 39% of US medical school applicants and 34% of graduates.¹ Almost all graduates enter residency programs, but, until recently, women infrequently chose surgical careers. This has changed dramatically in recent years; in 1982, 875 surgical residents were women, but in 1990, 3709 were women, and this number is increasing each year.² Nearly half of the residents in obstetrics and approximately 14% of general surgical residents are women, who are enrolled in programs varying in length from 4 years (basic obstetrics) to 9 years (academic programs in pediatric, thoracic, or vascular surgery). The average age of medical school graduates is 28 years³; a typical chief surgical resident is 32 years old. Residencies, especially the lengthy surgical programs, span a vital portion of prime childbearing years for all of these women. Pregnancy during residency, even a surgical residency, can and should be anticipated. What are . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 410 W10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 (Dr Jonasson).

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