Although the number of female cardiologists have doubled over the past decade, women still represent less than 20 percent of the specialty.
The study (via MedPage Today) draws the ire of cardiologist Dr. Wes, who asks, “does the fact that the field of cardiology (especially interventional cardiology) requires exposure to xrays mean the field of cardiology is discriminatory against women?”
He wonders if the emergencies inherent in the field prevents it from being more family friendly. After all, it’s not like they could “rid [the] profession of emergencies to better meet the needs of female cardiologists.”
