The academy is placing advertisements in medical student publications and sponsoring booths at student meetings to attract more women to the field. Loyola University Health System in Chicago is also helping with the effort. Twenty percent of the school’s orthopedic faculty and 16 percent of the orthopedic residents are women.
Read the Newswise report on female orthopedists.
Read other coverage on orthopedic surgeons:
– 10 Recent Physician Moves
– 3 Technical Innovations for Orthopedic Surgeons
– Mississippi Orthopedic Surgeon Uses New Approach for Hip Replacement
