In this piece we discuss a ground breaking study on gender differences in surgical efficiency and outcomes with Anika Bald, a medical student from Germany, and Dr. Matthias Eikermann, a clinician scientist and department chair at Montefiore Einstein in New York. The study reveals that women surgeons have shorter delays to starting surgical add-on cases and better postoperative outcomes compared to men. The episode delves into the implications of these findings and discusses the value of diversity and inclusion in medical research and practice.

Presented by Mike Grocott and Kate Leslie on location at the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) and Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, with their guests, Matthias Eikermann, Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York USA and Anika Bald a medical student from Germany.