title: [Surgery as specialization for female physicians: Results from course evaluations and alumni studies at MHH].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is a lack of young surgeons in Germany. In order to provide a successful learning environment in medical education and to attract more physicians, training concepts need to be regularly controlled.
  
  
  METHODS
  Evaluation results compiled over several years from the Hanover Medical School (MHH) were analyzed for gender-related differences. In addition to overall satisfaction with practical training items were included that consider aspects of interaction between students and instructors. Furthermore, alumni studies provided data on the postgraduate specialty choice made by MHH students.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Surgical training is integrated into medical education as block training periods of various durations. Against the background of an increased percentage of women in medicine this article analyzed whether surgery is evaluated differently between female and male medical students with respect to their experiences in clinical teaching.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Evaluations of clinical training in surgery demonstrated that female and male medical students do not differ substantially with respect to the teaching quality; however, young female physicians choose surgery as a professional option less frequently than men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A systematic review of clinical training evaluations is crucial to identify weaknesses of current curricula. More empirical data from other faculties can induce discussions about the attractiveness of surgery as a profession.
authors.affiliation: Studiendekanat Medizin - Bereich Kapazität und Evaluation, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland, paulmann.volker@mh-hannover.de.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Paulmann
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dudzinska
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pabst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D008297:Male; D010822:Physicians, Women; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013038:Specialization; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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