Women in Medicine

News & Perspectives

Medscape Women as Physician Leaders Report
September 17, 2015
The Picture is Bright for Women's Leadership in Medicine, Survey Finds
September 17, 2015

Why Female Docs Need to "Lean In"
Hansa Bhargava, MD, responds to a new Medscape survey reporting that most female physicians say leadership is important.
September 17, 2015
Career Tips from Female Physician Leaders
Top female physicians give advice on how to succeed in what's (slowly) becoming less of a male-dominated field.
November 18, 2014

Do Women Doctors Need to Negotiate More Assertively?
Although women continue to enter medicine in greater and greater numbers, their pay continues to trail behind that of men. Who's to blame, and what's being done to bring parity to paychecks?
August 05, 2015
Women Leaders in Ophthalmology: Perspectives from the Women of Wills Eye Hospital
A panel of female ophthalmologists from Wills Eye Hospital discuss how they became leaders in their field while balancing work and home life.
September 11, 2015

MEDSCAPE REPORTS

Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2015
This Medscape compensation report is an update to previous years' reports, with some comparisons to previous years.
Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report 2015
This Medscape lifestyle survey not only updates a previous report on physician lifestyle and burnout but also asks physicians whether they have ever used marijuana, and if so, did they this year?

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Our survey included a total of 3,285 female physicians, representing all medical specialties. Find out what they had to say about leadership challenges and opportunities for women in medicine.

Medscape Live Chat

How do the findings from Medscape's Women as Physician Leaders report apply to your own career? Join us in this live chat hosted by Hansa Bhargava, MD, pediatrician and WebMD advisor.

Resources

American Medical Association Women Physicians Section

American Medical Women's Association