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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 35, 2022 - Issue 5
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Historical Study

Women in the Mayo Clinic Department of Neurology in its early years

, MDORCID Icon, , MD & , MDORCID Icon
Pages 649-654 | Received 08 Apr 2022, Accepted 09 May 2022, Published online: 31 May 2022
 

Abstract

The stories of early women physicians in the field of neurology are seldom discussed. Understanding the history behind women in neurology can inform our current practice and uncover the possible origins of gender disparities in academic neurology. Utilizing annual section/department reports and other primary sources, we describe the first women trainees and staff who broke gender barriers to train and work in the Mayo Clinic Department of Neurology. The department was founded in 1913 when Walter Shelden became its first consultant. It was not until the 1950s that a woman completed her neurology training and went on to practice neurology. Throughout the early years of the training program, there were no women on staff, as it was not until the 1970s when the first women were hired as consultants.

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