The population of physicians in Mexico is about 305,418; 46% are females. Urology has been one of the medical specialties where it is hard to find an equal number of female and male physicians.¹ In the context of a developing country along with patients’ taboos and embarrassment, it is twice as difficult. On the other hand, despite female doctors being more common in the military, female urologists remain a minority.

The history of the first female urologist in our country began in 1976 with the first Mexican urologist who graduated from the Northeast Medical Center IMSS Monterrey, Nuevo León.² Subsequently, it was not until 1991 when the second Mexican urologist graduated from the National Occidental Medical Center in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The growth of women in urology continues. Every year the number of applicants for this area of medicine becomes greater and greater.

In 2009, the first woman became a part of the Military Residence and Specialty Program in Urology. She became the first female urologist in history to carry out the specialty of Urology at the Military Hospital. With this began a new history in Mexican Urology.

Nearly 6 years passed before another woman would be incorporated into the program, now under my charge, and another one the following year. This gave way to more women being part of the military urology service in the future. So far, none has had a military position, changing the paradigm of urology in our country and in the military’s history of urology.

As Chief of Service in one of the biggest hospitals in Mexico, and as a teacher of 5 female urologists, having them under my instruction has been very challenging. I need to remember to recognize and encourage their individual skills, and also embrace their individuality, the same way I would with male residents.

A part of the challenge of incorporating women into the practice of urology in our country, and in my case military urology, has been to give unconditional support to the training of personnel under my charge without any difference in treatment. They have always proven to be equally capable and sometimes even more so. They have a great sense of responsibility, which has been admirable, commitment, and performance that excels in the development of both their clinical and surgical daily activities.

To date, the Residence and Urology Specialty Program of the University of Mexican Air Force and Army, of which I am a professor, has 3 urologists who have graduated and are certified by the Mexican National Council of Urology and 5 women residents in training, 2 from second year and 3 from first year. This is why, as of today in Mexico and in military urology, a new history is being written (see Figure).

The one thing I can conclude is that they all have inspired me to keep looking forward to equality when it comes to education, employment opportunities, and of course a respectful environment.