Medical Specialization, Technological Innovation and Women Doctors
Rinku Borah
Dr. Rinku Borah, HOD in the Department of Sociology in NEF College, Guwahati.
Manuscript received on October 14, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 24 October, 2019. | Manuscript published on November 10, 2019. | PP: 1536-1541 | Volume-9 Issue-1, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: A4398119119/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.A4398.119119
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Abstract: In medical profession, most of the women doctors are interested to confine themselves in some less risky and less time consuming specialities. Though there are various technological innovations are going on in medical field, they are underrepresented in most surgical fields, with the exception of obstetrics and gynaecology. In this study, researcher has made an attempt1. To find out the specialization of women Doctors in Govt. Hospitals of Assam 2. To examine the factors behind their choice of specialization. This study has been conducted in four district of upper Assam, i.e., Dibrugrah, Jorhat, Sivasagar and Golaghat. This study is based on both primary and secondary data. For collection of primary data, two methods were used, i.e. Observation and Interview. Findings of the study reveal that most of the women doctors were keen to engage themselves especially in non-clinical and Para-clinical speciality. Various technological inventions in medical science have no effects in their choosing of particular specialization.
Keywords: Women Doctors, Specialization, Technology, Role.
Scope of the Article: Biomedical