Notzer N, Brown S
Medical Education Unit, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Univerity.
Harefuah. 1995 Dec 1;129(11):449-51, 536.
This paper describes the current status of women physicians in Israel at various stages in their professional careers: in medical school, in the medical specialties and in academia. In the past, as in most western countries, medicine in Israel was regarded as a man's profession. The last decade has seen major demographic changes: the proportion of women entering medical school is now similar to that of men, and as a result of immigration from the former Soviet Union, the percentage of women physicians is approaching the level in eastern European countries. Recent findings show an increase in women in all specialty areas. However, they are concentrated in the lower status strata and in primary care, occupying the base of the academic pyramid. It appears that when objective criteria are employed, such as for admission to medical school and licensing examinations, women and men have similar levels of achievement. However, when subjective criteria are used, such as in admission to residency training, gender-based differences in distribution in the medical specialties are apparent. We suggest implementing objective standards for acceptance for residency training which should help equalize the status of women in the Israeli medical establishment.
在医学院、医学专科领域和学术界。过去，和大多数西方国家一样，以色列的医学被视为男性的职业。在过去十年中出现了重大的人口结构变化：现在进入医学院的女性比例与男性相似，并且由于前苏联的移民，女医生的比例正在接近东欧国家的水平。最近的研究结果显示，所有专科领域的女性数量都在增加。然而，她们集中在地位较低的阶层和初级保健领域，处于学术金字塔的底层。似乎当采用客观标准时，比如医学院入学和执照考试，女性和男性的成绩水平相似。然而，当使用主观标准时，比如住院医师培训的录取，医学专科领域分布中的性别差异就很明显。我们建议实施住院医师培训录取的客观标准，这应该有助于使以色列医疗体系中女性的地位平等。
