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Amber Shamsi

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Amber Shamsi is a reporter for the BBC.

Amber Shamsi is a reporter for the BBC.


Many female medical students face a dilemma: their careers or their families.

Women rule Pakistan’s med schools, but few practice. Men want M.D. ‘trophy wives.’

August 28, 2015Medicine

In Pakistan’s prestigious medical schools, female students outshine and outnumber their male counterparts. However, many do not end up as practicing doctors — and now there are calls to limit their numbers.

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