Abstract
[This is an excerpt.] The first step is to raise awareness of the potential barriers that new female PDs may face. The data provided by Hughes et al. indicate that many of the current female PDs are recent graduates from surgical training and are relatively new to their residency leadership position. Having an important role and being younger than male colleagues may lead to difficult power differentials, especially when unpopular decisions must be made to improve resident education. [To read more, click View Resource.]
