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Survey: Bias against female surgeons persists

Key clinical point: A survey of male surgeons finds bias against women persists.

Major finding: Forty-three percent of male surgeons surveyed answered discrimination against women in surgery exists today.

Study details: A validated, online questionnaire completed by 190 male surgeons.

Disclosures: Ms. Jadick has no financial relationships to disclose. The survey was conducted under a mentoring program of AdventHealth Tampa.

Citation:

REPORTING FROM SAGES 2019