‘The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled’: The influence of positive role models on the development and retention of female maxillofacial surgeons-in-training in the UK and the impact of lifestyle factors

Introduction: Positive role models have been seen to double the expression of interest in surgical careers in junior doctors (Ravindra, 2011). Perceived and actual barriers to maxillofacial training such as financial pressures and extended training (Minks 2015) exist, with additional gender-specific difficulties including the lack of female role models and sexual harassment (Rostami, 2010). Whilst the specialty has seen an increase in the number of female consultants/specialists (14%), the recent problem of retention of junior doctors in general, combined with ongoing low uptake of surgical training in women in particular, may negatively influence the future gender ratio. (Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)

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