Equal partners September is Women in Medicine month. Two answers come to mind. The first is very encouraging.
Women physicians are everywhere.
By the numbers, one-fifth of U.S. physicians are women. In practical terms, that means women physicians are found in every type of practice setting. And the future for women in medicine looks even brighter. In 15 years, it is projected that close to a third of U.S. physicians will be women. From another vantage point, however, the answer is less positive.