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Here to chair: Gender differences in the path to leadership

SheMD

Today, we will be discussing the article entitled, Here to chair: Gender differences in the path to leadership. Though women make up almost half of all United States medical school classes, they are significantly less likely to have leadership positions in medicine. 80% of department chair roles in academic medicine are held by men.

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Re-Engineering Flow in an Academic Emergency Department

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But inside these charming historic walls is a research-driven, quaternary-care, academic, medical center. Though they were managing the boarding of admitted ED patients better than many academic medical centers, the increasing boarding burden on top of the surge in daily volume created an urgent need to restructure the ED flow.

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SGEM#352: Amendment – Addressing Gender Inequities in Academic Emergency Medicine

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Addressing gender inequities: Creation of a multi-institutional consortium of women physicians in academic emergency medicine. Addressing gender inequities: Creation of a multi-institutional consortium of women physicians in academic emergency medicine. Women are under-represented in leadership positions [1-3].

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SGEM #425: Are You Ready for This? Pediatric Readiness of Emergency Departments

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

She has held leadership positions with state and national professional organizations to promote high quality emergency care for children. One of the key motivations was the recognition that we needed to get out of the ivory towers of academic pediatric emergency medicine centers as most children are cared for outside of academic centers.

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Coaching for Faculty: The Secret to Unlocking Professional Success

ALiEM

She likes teaching, but are not sure residency or medical student education leadership is for her. Senior faculty face entirely different challenges; once-sharp clinical skills may have dulled over time, or the academic career hits a dead end – be it through stagnation, boredom, or waning interests.

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SheMD Journal Club: Where Are The Women?

SheMD

Medical specialty society membership can have an impact on the development of an academic physician’s career through networking, speaking opportunities, and awards. Underrepresentation of female faculty members may be an obstacle to career advancement in academic medicine. Why is this article important? Swiss Med Wkly. 2022.40001.