Here are three things to know:
1. Local female surgeons and engineers conducted mock surgery sessions and lectures for current medical and high school students.
2. According to The Perry Initiative, a national organization dedicated to encouraging young women to pursue medical and engineering careers, only 6.1 percent of fully-accredited practicing orthopedic surgeons were women in 2014.
3. In 2014, only 12.4 percent of engineering school faculty were women.
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