Gender Representation Among Ophthalmology Fellowship Directors in 2022

Significant improvements have been made to reduce gender disparities in medicine. For the first time in 2019, the proportion of U.S. medical students who identified as women reached a majority at 50.5%.1 However, gender disparities still persist among practicing physicians, especially in academic leadership positions.2 This remains true for many surgical subspecialties,3-5 including Ophthalmology, which was estimated to be 27% women in 2016.6 Within Ophthalmology, women are underrepresented in as department Chairs and professional society board members.

Source: American Journal of Ophthalmology - November 7, 2023 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Rita Vought, Victoria Vought, Myriam Lin, Helen Nguyen, Bernard Szirth, Albert S Khouri, Miriam Habiel Source Type: research