Gender Differences in Allergy and Immunology Training Programs

Currently, women represent 54% of enrolled U.S. medical students and 47% of all residents and fellows in ACGME-accredited programs, having achieved equal representation at a trainee level in the last decades.1,2 However, this still has not translated into equality in leadership positions across all medical fields.3 In particular with Allergy and Immunology (A/I), it has been demonstrated that female academic allergists are less likely to become full professors than their male counterparts,4 and women are less frequently first authors, although this is increasing.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Letters Source Type: research