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 …

Women are persistently underrepresented in the higher levels of academic administration
despite the fact that they have been entering the medical profession in increasing numbers …

In 1993 the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Q1 Academic Medicine (ELAM)
program was developed in response to concerns regarding the organizational climate and …

Over the past 25 years, the number of women graduating from medical schools in the United
States and Canada has increased dramatically to the point where roughly equal numbers of …

Women represent approximately half of students entering medical schools and more than
half of those entering PhD programs. When advancing through the academic and …

Purpose The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)
program provides an external yearlong development program for senior women faculty in …

The term “glass ceiling” refers to women's lack of advancement into leadership positions
despite no visible barriers. The term has been applied to academic medicine for over a …

Background: Academic medicine has initiated changes in policy, practice, and programs
over the past several decades to address persistent gender disparity and other issues …

Importance Women in academic medicine continue to face systemic obstacles on their paths
to leadership. In addition to improving recruitment and advancement opportunities …

Despite two decades of increasing numbers of women entering the disciplines of science,
technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM), women remain sparsely …