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Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS August 2004 EDITORS' CHOICE Resident attrition: Is gender a factor 387 Elysia Moschos, MD, Meri Jane Beyer Dallas, Tex Important gender differences exist in the decisions to withdraw from obstetrics and gynecology residencies: women leave for family reasons, whereas, men leave to change specialty. Commentary This paper presents a very important topic at a critical time in the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology, as resident attrition has become an important issue with the current trends of a higher proportion of the female gender and the decreasing number of applicants of US medical graduates entering into the specialty. The authors report the gender-related issues of attrition through the use of questionnaire-surveys of residency program directors. The attrition rate of female residents is 2.5 to 5 times higher; more likely due to family issues. However, female residents are less likely to leave the specialty. As the authors suggest, gender-specific attention should be provided to the medical students who are considering obstetrics and gynecology residency. Cohort study of forceps delivery and the risk of epilepsy in adulthood 392 Deirdre J. Murphy, MD, MRCOG, Gillian Libby, MSc, Patrick Chien, MD, MRCOG, Stewart Forsyth, MD, FRCP, Stephen Greene, MRCP, FRCPCH, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Wolters Kluwer Health

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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Volume 191 (2) – Aug 1, 2004
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Wolters Kluwer Health
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0002-9378
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10.1016/S0002-9378(04)00821-X
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TABLE OF CONTENTS August 2004 EDITORS' CHOICE Resident attrition: Is gender a factor 387 Elysia Moschos, MD, Meri Jane Beyer Dallas, Tex Important gender differences exist in the decisions to withdraw from obstetrics and gynecology residencies: women leave for family reasons, whereas, men leave to change specialty. Commentary This paper presents a very important topic at a critical time in the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology, as resident attrition has become an important issue with the current trends of a higher proportion of the female gender and the decreasing number of applicants of US medical graduates entering into the specialty. The authors report the gender-related issues of attrition through the use of questionnaire-surveys of residency program directors. The attrition rate of female residents is 2.5 to 5 times higher; more likely due to family issues. However, female residents are less likely to leave the specialty. As the authors suggest, gender-specific attention should be provided to the medical students who are considering obstetrics and gynecology residency. Cohort study of forceps delivery and the risk of epilepsy in adulthood 392 Deirdre J. Murphy, MD, MRCOG, Gillian Libby, MSc, Patrick Chien, MD, MRCOG, Stewart Forsyth, MD, FRCP, Stephen Greene, MRCP, FRCPCH,

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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology – Wolters Kluwer Health

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