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January 25, 2024
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NIH funding for female surgeon-scientists increases, still lags behind male surgeons

NIH funding for female surgeon-scientists increases, still lags behind male surgeons

The proportion of female surgeon-scientists increased between 2012 and 2022 but remained underfunded with certain NIH grants compared with their male counterparts, according to study findings published in JAMA Surgery.

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January 23, 2024
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Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health names new director

Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health names new director

Diane M. Simeone, MD, has been named the new director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

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January 17, 2024
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Asian, underrepresented in medicine students with disabilities at high risk for burnout

Asian, underrepresented in medicine students with disabilities at high risk for burnout

Asian and underrepresented in medicine by race and ethnicity medical students with multiple disability types experienced high risk for burnout compared with their white peers.

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January 11, 2024
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Researcher says to find a mentor who brings you into ‘the room’ where ideas flow

Researcher says to find a mentor who brings you into ‘the room’ where ideas flow

Sarah L. Sammons, MD, was 7 when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.

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January 09, 2024
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Latinas in medicine experience high rates of discrimination throughout medical training

Latinas in medicine experience high rates of discrimination throughout medical training

Latinas in medicine reported high rates of discrimination and mental health struggles, especially during medical training, according to survey results published in BMC Medical Education.

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January 03, 2024
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Expert confronts challenges of U.S. health care system through ‘lens of women physicians’

Expert confronts challenges of U.S. health care system through ‘lens of women physicians’

One of the major challenges of the U.S. health care system is that it formed during a time when not many women were a part of the workforce.

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December 27, 2023
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Top 10 in 2023: Women in Oncology’s most-read stories of the year

Top 10 in 2023: Women in Oncology’s most-read stories of the year

Women in oncology continued to break barriers, unveil new research and accomplish goals in 2023.

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December 21, 2023
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Emory University School of Medicine names first-ever female dean

Emory University School of Medicine names first-ever female dean

Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, has been named the new dean of Emory University School of Medicine and chief academic officer of Emory Healthcare.

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December 19, 2023
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Structural change needed to retain next generation of diverse, first-generation physicians

Structural change needed to retain next generation of diverse, first-generation physicians

First-generation medical students reported experiencing increased adversity with inadequate institutional support during undergraduate medical training, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

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December 12, 2023
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Breast cancer researcher aims to uncover how ‘zip code is tied to genomic code’

Breast cancer researcher aims to uncover how ‘zip code is tied to genomic code’

The Miami Dolphins and AutoNation awarded a $1 million grant to Neha Goel, MD, MPH, FACS, to examine the critical health disparities that drive mortality among patients with breast cancer.

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