Ivory tower in MD/PhD programmes: sticky floor, broken ladder and glass ceiling
Gender disparity was prevalent in the MD/PhD programmes throughout North America with women achieving a lower degree of professional stature than men. Ultimately, steps must be taken to support women faculty to afford them better opportunities for academic and professional advancement.
Authors
- Brayden K. Leyva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6923-2991)
- Saleh Fares
- Faisal Khosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5681-7683)
- Jeffrey Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0461-4045)
- Achint Lail
- Sunny Nakae
- Sabeena Jalal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1565-1362)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia Hospital (CA)
- Vancouver General Hospital (CA)
- Zayed Military Hospital (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Leader
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2024-001003
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.72