Did you know that 149 (23%) of Capital Medical Society’s 650 members are women? We celebrate each one for the fortitude and commitment they have shown for their profession.

To see how women are changing the face of medicine, click here.

Here is what our Women in Medicine are doing:

138 are actively practicing, or are on the COM faculty

62 are in Family Medicine, including 20 residents

20 are in Internal Medicine, including 3 residents

16 are in Pediatrics

12 are in Obstetrics/Gynecology

The remainder are:

Anesthesiology – 3

Cardiology – 3

Dermatology – 4

Endocrinology- 3

Gastroenterology – 1

General Surgery – 3

Geriatrics – 1

Infectious Disease – 1

Nephrology – 1

Neurosurgery – 1

Oncology -2

Ophthalmology -1

Otolaryngology – 1

Pathology -5

Plastic Surgery -1

Psychiatry – 3

Public Health – 1

Radiology – 3

Therapeutic Radiology – 1

To read about the 50 women who helped shape medicine in our country, see this article from the Huffington Post.