This statistic shows the percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2022. As of that time, 58 percent of pediatricians were women, while only 16 percent of cardiologists and plastic surgeons were women.
Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2022
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Medscape. (April 15, 2022). Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
Medscape. "Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2022." Chart. April 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
Medscape. (2022). Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
Medscape. "Percentage of Physicians in Select Specialties in The U.S. Who Were Women as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
Medscape, Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2022 [Graph], Medscape, April 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/