Gender-Specific Factors Influencing Medical Students' Career Choice of IR
Monica M Matsumoto1, Thomas G Tullius2, Rakesh Navuluri2
1Biological Sciences Division, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 924 E. 57th Street, Suite 104, Chicago, IL 60637.
Abstract:
The authors conducted an anonymous survey to assess positive and negative factors that may affect medical students' decisions to pursue a career in interventional radiology (IR). The survey was sent to registrants for the Midwest IR Student Symposium in 2016 and/or 2017, with a response rate of 13%; male and female responses were then compared. Female and male medical students shared similar rankings of factors affecting their decisions about choosing IR as a career, such as concern about lifestyle and excitement about therapeutic applications. Access to female IR mentors and diversification of the currently male-dominated workplace were important, gender-specific concerns.
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