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FRII-08 AMERICAN WOMEN IN UROLOGY: A FASCINATING HISTORY

2016; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 195; Issue: 4S Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.juro.2016.02.2929

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Kymora B. Scotland, Patricia Lewandoski, Amar Raval, Alana Murphy,

French Historical and Cultural Studies

You have accessJournal of UrologyHistory of Urology: History Forum II1 Apr 2016FRII-08 AMERICAN WOMEN IN UROLOGY: A FASCINATING HISTORY Kymora Scotland, Patricia Lewandoski, Amar Raval, and Alana Murphy Kymora ScotlandKymora Scotland More articles by this author , Patricia LewandoskiPatricia Lewandoski More articles by this author , Amar RavalAmar Raval More articles by this author , and Alana MurphyAlana Murphy More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2016.02.2929AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Urology, like many surgical subspecialties, boasts a small number of female practitioners. However, because of the traditionally male-centered focus of the field, the history of the women who have chosen and succeeded in the practice of urology is one of tenacity and enthralling biographies. METHODS An evaluation of the current literature was performed to determine the percentage of women in urology and those aspiring to join the field. RESULTS The earliest known history of American women in urology began in the nineteenth century with women such as Marie B. Werner, who worked in the field despite being prohibited from treating males. The first female chief of urology was Mary E. Childs MacGregor, born in 1928, who championed urology fellowship training for women. She is credited with inspiring Elisabeth Pauline Pickett, the first board-certified urologist. Dr. Pickett was followed thirteen years later by Mary Louise Gannon, who was the first female member of the AUA in 1975. The first urology program chairwoman was Linda Dairiki Shortliffe, at Stanford, who was also president of the American Board of Urology in 2006. In the years since Dr. Pickett obtained her certification, there was an initial gradual and now more accelerated increase in the number of women choosing urology. This was aided by the formation of the Society of Women in Urology in 1980 by a group of women urologists who met at the AUA annual meeting that year. They included Jean Fourcroy, Larrian Gillespie and Catherine Galvin. Women have historically practiced in fields such as female urology and pediatrics. However, the number of women who have chosen other fields such as oncology and general urology is increasing. Today, 7.7% of board-certified urologists are women. The field attracts increasingly more women interested in the surgical subspecialties, with women making up 23.6% of urology residents. However, few women serve in leadership positions in urology at the local or national level. There are currently four female program chairwomen in the country. One urologist who has taken several prominent positions within the field is E. Ann Gormley, former president of the New England section of the AUA. Other prominent urologists include Margaret Pearle who is a member of the ABU committee and Elspeth McDougall who is the former AUA Chair of education. CONCLUSIONS Urology has become an increasingly attractive field to for women. Their contribution to the specialty has coincided with and possibly increased the influx of female patients. However, there is still a proportionally low number of females in positions of leadership. © 2016FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 195Issue 4SApril 2016Page: e523 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2016MetricsAuthor Information Kymora Scotland More articles by this author Patricia Lewandoski More articles by this author Amar Raval More articles by this author Alana Murphy More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...