Each September, the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Women in Medicine (WIM) Month serves to showcase the accomplishments of women physicians, highlight advocacy related to women physicians and bring light to health issues that impact women patients. The UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging strives to promote a diverse, inclusive and welcome environment, including support for women in radiology.
Looking back almost 40 years, 23 percent of all medical residents nationwide were women, but only 21 percent of radiology residents were women, according to the American Association for Women Radiologists (AAWR). Fast forward to today, and we see that 46 percent of all medical residents nationwide are women, but only 26 percent of radiology residents are women. While the number of women entering medicine as a profession doubled, there was only a…
