Energizing the Conversation: How to Identify and Overcome Gender Inequalities in Academic Medicine.
Energizing the Conversation: How to Identify and Overcome Gender Inequalities in Academic Medicine.
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10.1097/ceh.0000000000000296
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2020
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Singer K
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Sakowski SA;Feldman EL;Jagsi R;Singer K
在学术医疗中心的高级教员和领导职位上存在性别不平等；然而，尽管越来越多的人意识到，如何最好地处理和纠正这个问题是未知的。为了在一个学术医疗中心激发关于性别不平等的对话，对主席和女教员进行了调查，以确定女性在职业生涯中面临的障碍。计划和实施了一个研讨会，其中包括提高认识的简短谈话，与大学领导人的小组讨论问题和克服差距的成功战略，以及通过积极的咖啡馆式形式进一步深入研究不平等背后的关键领域的焦点小组。这种多方面的方法产生了丰富的知识。研讨会和小组讨论强调了重要的相关问题，并为成功的职业发展提供了个人策略，而焦点小组讨论进一步确定了障碍，并激发了跨部门的持续努力和新方法，以克服通过初步调查确定的三个关键问题（工作与生活的整合，有意促进导师/赞助商关系，克服无意识偏见）。然后将汇编的数据分发给与会者和大学领导，以提高对现有方案的认识，并在缺乏支持的关键领域迅速采取行动。总体而言，该方法表明，获得领导人和学术界的支持，对于强调克服影响妇女从事学术医学的问题所需采取的行动是相关的。此外，将领导和教师聚集在一起进行信息会议和头脑风暴似乎可以使谈话充满活力。这样的努力最终可以逐渐改变并建立一个包容的环境，使学术医学界的所有成员都能茁壮成长。
Gender inequality exists in advanced faculty and leadership positions at academic medical centers; however, despite growing awareness, how to best approach and rectify the issue is unknown. To energize the conversation on gender inequality at one academic medical center, chairs and women faculty were surveyed to identify barriers faced by women navigating their careers. A symposium with short talks to increase awareness, a panel with University leaders to discuss issues and successful strategies to overcome gaps, and focus groups to delve further into key areas that underlie inequity via active café style format were planned and implemented. This multifaceted approach resulted in a wealth of knowledge. The symposium and panel highlighted important relevant issues and offered personal strategies for successful career advancement, while the focus group discussions further identified barriers and inspired ongoing efforts across departments and novel approaches to overcome three key issues (work-life integration, deliberate promotion of mentor/sponsor relationships, and overcoming unconscious bias) identified through the initial surveys. Compiled data was then disseminated to participants and University leaders to enhance awareness of available programs and prompt action in critical areas lacking support. Overall, the approach indicated that securing support from leaders and the academic community alike are pertinent to emphasize actions needed to overcome issues affecting women in academic medicine. Moreover, brining leaders and faculty together for an informational session and brainstorming appears to energize the conversation. Such efforts can ultimately instill change and establish an inclusive environment where all members of the academic medicine community can thrive.