Historically, this was largely the case, with only a few exceptions. The medical field, of course, has evolved with the times, and nowadays, there is an approximately equal likelihood of being treated by a male or a female doctor or nurse.
Consequently, when an account on X shared a picture of two young children dressed as a doctor and a nurse, it became a highly contentious issue. In the photo, a little boy is donning a green uniform with the words “Doctor In Training” on his back, while holding hands with a little girl in a pink uniform that reads “Nurse In Training”.