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Empowering early career female gastroenterologists and hepatologists

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 16, pages 644–645 (2019)Cite this article

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Women physicians in gastroenterology and hepatology face unique challenges during their early careers, including implicit biases borne of ingrained gender stereotypes and the imposter syndrome. Addressing perceived biases and promoting leadership at the trainee level is crucial to improving female representation in gastroenterology and hepatology.

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  1. Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Ani Kardashian & Folasade P. May

  2. Department of Medicine and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Folasade P. May

  3. Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Folasade P. May

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Kardashian, A., May, F.P. Empowering early career female gastroenterologists and hepatologists. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 16, 644–645 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-019-0216-9

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