Journal of Medical Internet Research (Jun 2023)

Still Exhausted: The Role of Residual Caregiving Fatigue on Women in Medicine and Science Across the Pipeline

  • Katherine A Meese,
  • Laurence M Boitet,
  • Katherine L Sweeney,
  • Lauren Nassetta,
  • Michael Mugavero,
  • Bertha Hidalgo,
  • Rebecca Reamey,
  • David A Rogers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2196/47629
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25
p. e47629

Abstract

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Understanding the impact of caregiving responsibilities on women in medicine is crucial for ensuring a healthy and intact workforce, as caregiving responsibilities have the potential to affect the careers of women in health care along the entire pipeline, from students and trainees to physicians, physician-scientists, and biomedical researchers.