Women in medicine : stories from the girls in white / Anne Walling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walling, Anne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vocational guidance.

Physicians, Women--history.

Education, Medical--history.

Schools, Medical--history.

Career Choice.

Sexism--history.

Women, Working--history.

History, 20th Century.

vocational guidance.

Women physicians--History.

Medical Subjects:

Physicians, Women--history.

Education, Medical--history.

Schools, Medical--history.

Career Choice.

Sexism--history.

Women, Working--history.

History, 20th Century.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xi, 280 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.

Summary:

"In telling the history of women in medicine, the pioneers (especially the turbulent ones) are rightly remembered and celebrated in books, articles, memorials, awards, names of buildings and organizations - even in stone statues and memorials. In contrast, the generation who began the transition from minority status to the current numerical equity are seldom memorialized; yet without the efforts of these few determined women in what was an unambiguously a male profession, the achievements of the pioneers could easily have withered. This book is written to celebrate the unique generation of women who entered medicine between the second World War and the early 1970s - determined women who just wanted to be doctors but ended up fundamentally changing the profession. Utilizing oral histories from 37 women who became physicians between 1948 and 1975, these women tell their stories in their own words and provide a valid picture of their experiences throughout their careers that has much resonance for those entering or practising medicine today. Women in Medicine will be of interest to all health professionals or those considering entering health professions, particularly women, and their advisors and supporters, to medical educators, and to medical historians seeking to understand the progress of women in medicine and other professions since the end of WWII"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Women in Medicine

Does the History Matter Now?

Motivation : Why Would a Girl go into Medicine?

Family Background and Early Life

The Road to Medicine : School Experiences

College

Getting in the Door : Admissions

Medical School 1944-75 : Construction, Curriculum & Controversy

Medical School : Practical Issues

Medical School : Into the Man's World

The Basic Science Years : Classes, Consternation, and Cadavers

The Clinical Years : Patients, Professors, and Pimping

Choosing a Specialty and Training Program

Internship and Residency

Practice : Getting started

Career Changes and Transitions

Practice Realities : The Good, The Bad, and the Intolerable

Personal Lives

The Gender Thing.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Walling, Anne. Women in medicine

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781032887593

1032887591

9781032873190

1032873191

OCLC:

1482015857

Publisher Number:

90102019244

CIPO000238360