How many NCAA team doctors, trainers are women, men?

What The Study Did:

Researchers used the NCAA member directory to gather data to determine the distribution of women and men among head physicians and athletic trainers for teams in Divisions I, II and III in the 2018-2019 academic year.

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Authors:

Caitlin Lewis, M.D., of the Cleveland Clinic in Garfield Heights, Ohio, is the corresponding author.

(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5092)

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