10.07.2020

Gender bias in evaluating surgical residency faculty members may be decreasing

CHICAGO (July 10, 2020): In the male-dominated field of surgery, female faculty of training programs tend to receive lower scores than male faculty on their teaching evaluations, which are important for career advancement, past research has found. Now a new study suggests progress in this apparent gender bias: Among 21 U.S. general surgery residency programs,…

Experts, advocates publish guidance for research on HIV, co-infections in pregnancy

CHAPEL HILL, NC – July 10, 2020 – Pregnant women are among those most in need of safe and effective preventives and treatments for HIV and co-infections. Yet because they are commonly excluded from research, they are among the least likely to have robust, timely evidence to inform decisions around the use of medications. “The…