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Exploring the careers of women who benefited from the educational opportunities granted by the landmark Title IX legislation, passed in 1972, which banned gender discrimination in higher education. Title IX was part of a social and cultural revolution that allowed women to train as physicians and join the high-stakes professional world of surgery.
Filmmaker Bio: Sarah Temkin, MD is a first-time film maker. She was trained as a gynecologic oncologist and spent over 2 decades providing surgical and medical care for women with cancer of the female genital tract. She is widely published in the medical literature and has contributed throughout her career to conversations about equity in healthcare, including gender equity within the physician workforce. She was inspired to make this film, informed by her lived experience, after leaving clinical practice in 2020.
Exploring the careers of women who benefited from the educational opportunities granted by the landmark Title IX legislation, passed in 1972, which banned gender discrimination in higher education. Title IX was part of a social and cultural revolution that allowed women to train as physicians and join the high-stakes professional world of surgery.
Filmmaker Bio: Sarah Temkin, MD is a first-time film maker. She was trained as a gynecologic oncologist and spent over 2 decades providing surgical and medical care for women with cancer of the female genital tract. She is widely published in the medical literature and has contributed throughout her career to conversations about equity in healthcare, including gender equity within the physician workforce. She was inspired to make this film, informed by her lived experience, after leaving clinical practice in 2020.