The report, published April 15, includes responses from more than 13,000 physicians across 29 specialties from Oct. 5, 2021, to Jan. 19, 2022.
Percentage of women in 29 specialties:
Pediatrics — 58 percent
OB-GYN — 57 percent
Diabetes and endocrinology — 52 percent
Dermatology — 48 percent
Family medicine — 45 percent
Psychiatry — 42 percent
Infectious diseases — 42 percent
Internal medicine — 39 percent
Pathology — 38 percent
Public health and preventive medicine — 37 percent
Rheumatology — 36 percent
Physical medicine and rehabilitation — 34 percent
Oncology — 33 percent
Neurology — 33 percent
Ophthalmology — 32 percent
Critical care — 31 percent
Allergy and immunology — 31 percent
Emergency medicine — 29 percent
Anesthesia — 25 percent
Otolaryngology — 24 percent
Gastroenterology — 24 percent
Surgery, general — 23 percent
Radiology — 23 percent
Nephrology — 21 percent
Pulmonary medicine — 21 percent
Cardiology — 16 percent
Plastic surgery — 16 percent
Orthopedics — 11 percent
Urology — 8 percent
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