Meet Alwiya Ahmed: A Doctor Who Is Battling Stage 4 Lung Cancer
Ahmed wants to become an oncologist and raise awareness about lung cancer, and how it can affect even non-smokers and healthy people.
WOMEN DOCTORS
National Doctors’ Day: Women And Their First Milestones In This Field
Though women entered the field of medical science a bit late as compared to men, they introduced certain milestones to remember. Here are some of the prominent women doctors who made a mark in the history of India.
Japanese Women Outperform Men After Rigging Stopped In Exam Scores
By not giving men an unfair advantage we can help women rise. This has been proven in a medical college in Japan where women have outperformed their male counterparts after the rigging process that gave an unfair advantage to men was discarded this year.
Bengaluru Girl Tops AIIMS PG Entrance Exam
Want to gauge a woman’s ability in Science? Archana Sasi, from Bengaluru, has secured the top spot in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) PG Entrance Exam. The results were announced on Saturday. She told Deccan Chronicle that she had difficulty finding time to prepare for her exam amid her internship after the […]
Success Story: Female GPs outnumber male counterparts in this Aussi College
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is witnessing history as the female GPs outnumber their male colleagues in this Australian college. Interestingly, the college was started by an all-men team of doctors 66 years ago. “We’ve come a long way since the organisation began at a men’s club,” said RACGP CEO Dr Zena […]
Indian Women in Medicine
A recent WHO report revealed that almost 31 percent of those who claimed to be allopathic doctors in 2001 were only secondary school graduates. 57 percent of the doctors did not have any medical qualification whatsoever. The report also suggested that 67 percent of the female allopathic doctors actually had a degree, as compared to the […]
Elderly Patients Fare Better With Women Docs: Study
A new Harvard study has found that elderly hospitalised patients who are treated by female doctors are less likely to die within 30 days of discharge, than those cared for by male researchers.
4 Indian women pioneers in medicine
The healthcare sector in India, like most other industries has traditionally been male-dominated. However in the recent years, many Indian women have done pioneering work in the medical field especially in pediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology. These women haven’t just changed the health industry; they have made way for many other bright women in the […]
