Abstract:The aim of this thesis is to promote a greater understanding on the process of constructing the medical identity in conjunction to the "gender socialization" which interiorizes provisions regarding professional aspirations and the choice of a medical specialty among women who graduated from medical school in Brazil. The efforts of this project were mainly focused on the training trajectory of women residents and surgeons that occupy statistically unlikely positions for women. At the same time, the reasons behi… Show more
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