The latest survey confirms a trend of more women, especially among the young, going into medicine.
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In Switzerland, six out of ten doctors aged under 40 are women, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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This is more than double the proportion of women doctors among members of the profession aged 60 to 64 (28%), the FSO said on Friday. Women make up 41% of all the 23,000 doctors working in Switzerland. They nevertheless tend to work fewer hours. While 77% of male doctors work five days per week, only 65% of women doctors do.
Foreign or foreign-trained doctors “play an important role” in Switzerland, notes the FSO. Nearly a quarter (23%) of the doctors in practice do not have a Swiss passport. In addition, just under a third (30%) of all practitioners obtained their degrees abroad, especially in neighbouring countries.
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