Objective.—To determine the gender-based career obstacles for women in an academic
department of medicine and to report the interventions to correct such obstacles (resulting
from the evaluation) and the results of these interventions. Design.—Intervention study,
before-after trial, with assessment of faculty concerns and perceived change through
structured, self-administered questionnaires. Setting.—The Department of Medicine, The
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md. Participants.—Full-time faculty …