Op-Ed: Gender Inequity Persists for Physicians in Training
However, the California Academy of Family Physicians warns that new licensing requirements for resident physicians threaten to drive many early-career doctorsparticularly women, out of the state.
- However, the California Academy of Family Physicians warns that new licensing requirements for resident physicians threaten to drive many early-career doctorsparticularly women, out of the state.
- Regardless of intent, a policy that effectively bars parental and other types of family leave during training is discrimatory.
- About the Author: Shannon Connolly, MD, FAAFP, is the President of the California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP).
- Family physicians are trained to treat an entire family's medical needs, addressing the whole spectrum of life's medical challenges.