Responses to police brutality and the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 among ethnic minority populations have widened realisations about racism, and social and health inequities.1 Typically, medical institutions such as the Association of American Medical Colleges outline their position against racism1 separately from their mission for achieving gender equity.2 However, in western settings, the downstream effects of medical education on doctors and patients is shaped by patriarchal and colonial histories and values.3,4 Patriarchal cultures in medicine constrain women doctors’ career choices and progression internationally.