Gender Bias in Specialty Preferences among Danish Medical Students: a cross-sectional study

Laura Erna Toftegaard Pedersen; Nanna Hasle Bak; Agnete Skovlund Dissing; Birgit H Petersson; Nete Dissing

Gender Bias in Specialty Preferences among Danish Medical Students: a cross-sectional study

Laura Erna Toftegaard Pedersen, Nanna Hasle Bak, Agnete Skovlund Dissing, Birgit H Petersson, Nete Dissing

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Abstract

Female medical students tend to prefer person-oriented specialties characterized by close doctor-patient contact and aspects of care. Conversely, male medical students tend to seek towards specialties with elements of autonomy, technology and "action" . Furthermore, female doctors will outnumber male doctors in Denmark by 2017 and this may have implications for the availability of specialized doctors.

Original language	English
Journal	Danish Medical Bulletin (Online)
Volume	58
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	A4304
ISSN	1603-9629
Publication status	Published - Sept 2011

Keywords

Career Choice
Cross-Sectional Studies
Denmark
Female
Humans
Male
Questionnaires
Sex Factors
Sexism
Specialization
Students, Medical

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