For the last twenty years, literature has demonstrated that women have attained jobs as
faculty members within academic medicine at a steady rate. Yet, women faculty members …

The authors (five women with successful experiences in different medical specialties,
researchers, academics, Hospital Service Director, Presidents of Board of Health Institutions …

For almost four decades, the number of women entering the field of academic medicine has
increased, yet their numbers in leadership positions remain well below parity. The purpose …

Simulation-based medical education (SBME) is a proven instructional method for increasing
knowledge gains in medical learners. However, it is difficulty to implement because of cost …

The purpose of this research study was to explore the work-life balance of women in Chair
positions within medical academic institutions and to research their ability to balance roles at …

Medicine Grand Rounds WIL 2017 FINAL April 3 2017 Page 1 Glass Ceilings & Sticky
Floors: Time for Academic Medicine to Renovate Dr. Laurie Plotnick MDCM, FRCPC …

In the midst of the many constraints facing higher education today there is a largely hidden
resource: that is, workplace flexibility. Flexibility has been, and can be, a strategic advantage …

For more than 15 years two-thirds of medical students have been women. Despite this, they
represent a minority (16-25%) of professors in academic medicine. There is still a major …

New medical educators (NMEs) receive less attention in research about transition compared
to medical students and junior doctors. While medical students and junior doctors are …