Objective Greater numbers of women in medicine have not resulted in more women
achieving senior positions. Programs supporting the recruitment, promotion, and retention of …

Importance Gender disparities in career advancement in academic medicine have persisted
despite gender parity in medical school matriculation. Although numerous explanations for …

Purpose. The percentage of women faculty at the professor level has remained at
approximately 11%. The medical community could benefit from knowing what is required to …

Historically, the physician professional identity and the organizational structure of Western
medicine have been defined by masculine norms such as authority and assertiveness. The …

The first spark of my desire to become a cardiologist came, believe it or not, in a third-grade
art class where I was asked to draw and color the circulation of blood as depicted by 16th …

In the 21st century, more than ever before, issues facing women in medicine, such as pay
equity and workplace harassment, are being explored and attended to by physicians and …

Abstract The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)
Program for Women is designed to promote the careers of senior female leaders in …

BACKGROUND Historically, medicine has been a predominantly male-dominated
profession. Today this remains particularly true of surgery. At a time when half of all medical …

Disappointed by the lack of progress in the advancement of women and underrepresented
minority faculty to senior positions and leadership roles in academic medicine and …