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By Heather L. Hall / Illustration by Penelope Dullaghan
Not so long ago, seeing a female physician, let alone a female surgeon or specialist in a field like cancer, was a rare sight. Today, more women than men are enrolled in medical schools across the country in a variety of specialties, but have we come far enough to shatter the glass ceiling?
Lori Minasian, M.D., who heads the Community Clinical Oncology Program at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), says not far enough. "I think there are certain glass ceilings remaining. There are not many women directors of cancer centers, deans of medical schools or running large companies," said Minasian. ÒAnd thatÕs unfortunate, because many women are capable of doing that."
Ingrid Meszoely, M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Breast Center at Vanderbilt-Ingram, agrees to some extent. "There have always been a lot of women in medical oncology, but there are not a lot of women in surgical oncology or surgery altogether,"she said.
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