The slow, steady expansion of women in medical school and medical practice has significantly changed the face of medicine, particularly as women have increased their presence in certain specialties, according to a new AAMC 18-year data analysis.
Women now account for more than one-third of active physicians, and are expanding their presence to become a majority or significant share of active physicians in such specialties as pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, dermatology, pathology, and psychiatry.
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Patrick Boyle
Senior Staff Writer
Association of American Medical Colleges
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