Tesis doctorales de Medicina defendidas por mujeres pioneras en España (1882-1954)

Educacion Medica

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Inés M. Fernández-Guerrero¹  Cristina Fernández-Guerrero²  Antonio Fernández-Cano³ 

[1] Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España;Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España;Departamento de Métodos de Investigación y Diagnóstico en Educación, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España

关键词: Doctoral theses;    Women;    Medicine;    1882-1954;    Spain;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.edumed.2018.01.003

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Fundacion Educacion Medica

【 摘 要 】

Background and objective The presence of pioneer women in Spanish Medical Education has a notable impact. The objective of this study is to investigate doctoral theses in Medicine written by women in Spain between 1882 and 1954 and indexed in the Cisne library catalogue of Madrid Complutense University. These theses account for 1% of the total output for the period. Material and method This retrospective longitudinal document analysis study examines doctoral theses identified by year of submission, title, author's name, ascribable medical speciality, and keywords. A total of 50 doctoral theses were identified and reviewed. Results The number of theses by female authors increased linearly over time. The most common medical specialities studied by female candidates were gynaecology and obstetrics, pharmacology, haematology, paediatrics, and endocrinology. The frequency of study descriptors was also calculated, and the following key terms detected: pharmacology/therapy, education, pathogenesis, disease, and children. Discussion and conclusions A total of 50 doctoral theses in medicine were written by pioneer female candidates in Spain between 1882 and 1954, accounting for just 1% of total output during this period. This tiny percentage indicates potential bias due to a glass ceiling that may continue to be a barrier to female doctors today. More still needs to be done to improve conditions for female medical researchers.

【 授权许可】

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