Women more likely to drop out of surgical training than men

By Julia Medew
Updated June 4 2015 - 10:18am, first published May 24 2015 - 12:15am
Deb Colville, an ophthalmologist and president of the Victorian Medical Women's Society says casual sexism discourages women from entering surgery. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Deb Colville, an ophthalmologist and president of the Victorian Medical Women's Society says casual sexism discourages women from entering surgery. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Women are at least twice as likely to drop out of surgical training programs as men, fuelling concerns the prestigious profession is too patriarchal and in need of a cultural revolution.

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