Women Physicians in Academic Medicine — New Insights from Cohort Studies
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 10 February 2000Open access
Lynn Nonnemaker
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Disparities persist in the advancement of men and women on medical school faculties, however, the numbers of women physicians at all levels of academic medicine are increasing.
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Disparities persist in the advancement of men and women on medical school faculties. However, the numbers of women physicians at all levels of academic medicine are increasing.
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