Gender, Marital, and Parental Barriers to Pursuing Gastroenterology Fellowship: A Multicenter Analysis of a National Survey and Actionable Solutions.

Introduction: Female gastroenterologists comprise 19% of the gastroenterology (GI) workforce, despite females making up 30% of GI fellows and over 50% of medical students in the USA. Barriers to pursuing GI fellowship have not been studied at the resident level. We aimed to determine multiple barriers that may prevent internal medicine (IM) residents from pursuing GI fellowship.

Intestinal Endometriosis Leading to Recurrent Hematochezia.

Endometriosis occurs when endometrial tissue existing outside of the endometrial cavity has an inflammatory response, which can lead to swelling and scarring, generally in the abdominopelvic cavity. It commonly presents in reproductive-age women and very infrequently presents in postmenopausal women. We report a case of a 51-year-old woman who underwent a hysterectomy a decade before presentation with new-onset intermittent proctalgia and hematochezia.

Gender-Specific Attitudes of Internal Medicine Residents Toward Gastroenterology.

Background And Aims: Female representation among gastroenterology (GI) fellows has remained around 30%, yet women comprise over 50% of internal medicine (IM) residents. We aim to identify the gender-specific barriers of IM residents toward pursuing GI.

Methods: We surveyed IM residents in the Northeast by emailing 168 IM programs a survey link to be distributed to their residents.