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Female surgical residents face discrimination that can mean burnout, suicidal thoughts, study finds

A national survey of 7,409 surgical residents from 262 programs found that nearly one in three have experienced gender discrimination.

Philip Kretschmer, medical student, Dr. Elizabeth Dauer, trauma surgeon, Lin Wong, trauma nurse practitioner, Dr. Luke Swaszek, resident, and Dr. Matthew Cunningham-Hill, resident, talk during rounds at the Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 14.
Philip Kretschmer, medical student, Dr. Elizabeth Dauer, trauma surgeon, Lin Wong, trauma nurse practitioner, Dr. Luke Swaszek, resident, and Dr. Matthew Cunningham-Hill, resident, talk during rounds at the Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 14.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer
    by Bethany Ao
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