title: Challenges faced by Arab women who are interested in becoming physicians.
abstract: Understanding the underlying reasons for the under-representation of Arab women within the health care system in Israel is crucial for creating future strategies for intervention, in order to minimize the gaps in the health care system and thus improve the medical services and health status. Our commentary tries to shed light on the underrepresentation and the marginalization of the Arab women in society in general and in the medical field in specific.
authors.affiliation: EMMS Nazareth Hospital, Faculty of medicine, Bar Ilan University-Galilee, P.O.Box: 11, Nazareth, 16100 Israel.
authors.forename: Bishara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bisharat
authors.affiliation: EMMS Nazareth Hospital, Faculty of medicine, Bar Ilan University-Galilee, P.O.Box: 11, Nazareth, 16100 Israel.
authors.forename: Abdalla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bowirrat
keywords: Arab physicians; Health system; Israel; Marginalization; Under-representation