Redrawing the surgical line: The role of female surgeon mentorship in shaping female medical students’ perceptions of surgery
Early exposure to female surgeon role models positively affects female medical students' perceptions of surgery and access to mentorship. Expanding such shadowing opportunities across all medical schools would further support female medical students considering pursuing a surgical specialty.
Authors
- H Geoffroy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1779-0889)
- Allianna Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6063-6230)
- Ellie M Helton
- Lyndsey J. Kilgore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1511-8509)
- Dylan T. Vance
- Meghan Lemons
Institutions
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116650
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00