Perry initiative: bridging gender gap in orthopaedic education

Authors

  • Ganesh Singh Dharmshaktu Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20150229

Keywords:

Medical education, Female, Orthopaedics, Surgery

Abstract

Orthopaedic surgery is discipline with evident skewed gender ratio that has not seen changes with time. Traditionally associated with masculinity and physical endurance, the branch still is considered not suitable as a career for and by female doctors the world over.

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Author Biography

Ganesh Singh Dharmshaktu, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE
HALDWANI
UTTARAKHAND
263139

References

The Perry Initiative. Available at http://perryinitiative.org/about/mission-statement/. Accessed 10 May 2015.

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Published

2015-06-28

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015): June 2015

Section

Letter to the Editor