According to a 2023 survey, 62 percent of Ob/Gyns were female, the specialty with the highest share of female doctors in the U.S., followed by pediatrics. On the other hand, the medical specialties with the lowest share of female physicians were Orthopedics, Urology, and Cardiology.
Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2023
* Medscape member physicians currently practicing in the U.S. who participated in the online survey. Compensation is modeled and estimated based on a range of variables, including specialty, age, gender, geographic location, survey year, across 6 years of survey data. The data is also weighted to the distribution of physicians within the AMA database.
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Medscape. (April 14, 2023). Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
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Medscape. (2023). Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
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