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August 13, 2020
Kibbe releases JAMA Surgery editorial on the negative effect COVID-19 is having on manuscript submissions by women
The piece, authored by Melina Kibbe, MD, the Colin G. Thomas Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, found that there has been a reduction in the percentage of women submitting manuscripts to JAMA Surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.