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Gender Differences in Faculty Rank and Subspecialty Choice among Academic Medical Oncologists. Cancer investigation Graham, L. S., Sokolova, A. O., Khaki, A. R., Wu, Q. V., Davidson, N. E. 2021; 39 (1): 21–24

Abstract

Gender parity within academic oncology is important. We hypothesized that gender differences exist in subspecialty choice and academic rank among medical oncologists. We performed a cross-sectional study of adult medical oncologists at the top 15 cancer centers. Gender, rank, subspecialty (breast, thoracic, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary) and board certification year were recorded. 570 medical oncologists were identified (60% men; 40% women). More women practice breast oncology (OR 3.1, p?

View details for DOI 10.1080/07357907.2020.1846191

View details for PubMedID 33131319