Association for Academic Surgery Presidential Address: Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings

Overview

Journal J Surg Res

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2017 Oct 29

PMID 29078918

Citations 25

Authors

Caprice C Greenberg

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Abstract

This 2017 Presidential Address for the Association for Academic Surgery was delivered on February 8, 2017. It addresses the difficult topic of gender disparities in surgery. Mixing empirical data with personal anecdotes, Dr. Caprice Greenberg provides an insightful overview of this difficult challenge facing the surgical discipline and practical advice on how we can begin to address it.

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