Parangi points to two homemade Barbie dolls created in 2021 by two colleagues — Jessica Hall and Jordan Demasi — modeled after general surgeons Dr. Sheila Partridge and Dr. Susana Wishnia.

All the dolls, both Barbie and otherwise, portrayed a slim range of medical and scientific subfields, the study found. For example, 66% of Barbie dolls examined were depicted as treating children.

How Barbie, the Doll and the Movie, Reflects Our Society. July 26, 2023. ... the solution emerged when I found a “Dr. Barbie” in a toy store I was browsing in during a weekday lunch hour.