Notzer N, Levi O
Medical Education Unit, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
Harefuah. 1991 Jun 2;120(11):639-41.
An increasing number of women have been entering the medical profession during the past 2 decades. In all 4 medical schools in Israel, 46% of the students in 1989 were women, as were 30% of hospital residents. However, only a few women have reached top academic posts. With the increasing growth of immigration from the Soviet Union, a further increase in the number of women physicians is expected. However, half of the hospital-based residents of both sexes have similar specialty paths in pediatrics and medicine, but there are significant differences with regard to the other specialties: more men choose hospital-based surgical specialties, while women usually enter family medicine and psychiatry, mostly in an out-patient setting. These findings are compatible with other studies in Israel and abroad which reflect women's greater compassion and ability to communicate with patients and their families, as compared to men. Male physicians are more competitive and tend to seek professional status, power and practical rewards. It is anticipated that these trends will influence the nature and the education of the medical profession in the direction of a more humane type of medicine.
在过去20年里，越来越多的女性进入了医学行业。在以色列所有4所医学院中，1989年46%的学生是女性，医院住院医生中女性占30%。然而，只有少数女性担任顶尖学术职位。随着来自苏联的移民人数不断增加，预计女医生的数量会进一步增加。不过，男女住院医生中有一半在儿科和内科有着相似的专业发展路径，但在其他专业方面存在显著差异：更多男性选择医院外科专业，而女性通常进入家庭医学和精神病学领域，且大多是在门诊环境中工作。这些发现与以色列和国外的其他研究结果相符，这些研究表明，与男性相比，女性更具同情心，也更有能力与患者及其家属沟通。男性医生更具竞争力，往往追求职业地位、权力和实际回报。预计这些趋势将朝着更具人文关怀的医学方向影响医学行业的性质和教育。
