The Women Making Their Mark in Modern Scottish Medical History
Introduction: Women in medicine and surgery are a recent phenomenon. The aim of this study was to review the modern history of pioneering women in medicine and surgery in Scotland.Methods: A variety of sources were searched including Google, PubMed, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh pub...
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| description | Introduction: Women in medicine and surgery are a recent phenomenon. The aim of this study was to review the modern history of pioneering women in medicine and surgery in Scotland.Methods: A variety of sources were searched including Google, PubMed, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh publications to source the material for this paper.Results: Despite over five centuries of Scottish universities offering medical degrees, women have only had the right to study medicine for 150 years. However, the lives of women pioneers who either circumnavigated or surmounted this inequality, namely, “James Barry” and Sophia Jex-Blake, are briefly told.Conclusion: Doctors today owe a debt to those who pushed the boundaries, challenged the unfair rules and tackled institutional gender inequality in medicine. Reading about their lives and work is uplifting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b030eb775c454f778e854089680423df2023-07-03T04:11:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery2813-20922023-07-01210.3389/jaws.2023.1122711227The Women Making Their Mark in Modern Scottish Medical HistoryStephanie Au0Andrew de Beaux1Department of General Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomEdinburgh School of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomIntroduction: Women in medicine and surgery are a recent phenomenon. The aim of this study was to review the modern history of pioneering women in medicine and surgery in Scotland.Methods: A variety of sources were searched including Google, PubMed, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh publications to source the material for this paper.Results: Despite over five centuries of Scottish universities offering medical degrees, women have only had the right to study medicine for 150 years. However, the lives of women pioneers who either circumnavigated or surmounted this inequality, namely, “James Barry” and Sophia Jex-Blake, are briefly told.Conclusion: Doctors today owe a debt to those who pushed the boundaries, challenged the unfair rules and tackled institutional gender inequality in medicine. Reading about their lives and work is uplifting.https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/jaws.2023.11227/fullgender disparitydiversitywomen in surgerywomen in medicinemedical history |
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