Career Development and Increasing Diversity in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

描述（由申请人提供）：在儿科和儿科亚专科，包括血液学/肿瘤学的领导中，女性和少数民族的代表性不足。美国儿科血液学/肿瘤学学会（ASPHO）是一个多学科组织，其成员研究和治疗儿童癌症和血液疾病。最近对ASPHO成员的一项调查表明，尽管44%的成员是女性，但委员会和董事会成员中只有不到35%是女性。此外，根据调查，26%的成员被归类为非白人/高加索人。然而，不到10%的非白人/白种人是非美国黑人协会领导的成员。这些数据表明，少数族裔在儿童血液学/肿瘤学领域的代表性不足，但在社会领导岗位上的代表性更低。2009年，我们进行了需求评估，对协会成员进行了第二次调查。调查结果表明，与男性和非少数族裔成员相比，女性和少数族裔成员在工作满意度、压力水平和职业发展方面存在显著差异。在这个R13申请中，我们要求一年的资金来支持一个研讨会，该研讨会将解决调查中确定的具体网络障碍，以便女性和未被充分代表的少数群体成为该领域的成功领导者。我们假设，对网络相关问题的更多认识以及专家和ASPHO成员提出的实际解决方案将增加ASPHO领导层的多样性。我们还假设，如果我们能在领导职位上增加女性和未被充分代表的少数民族，这将促进下一代儿科血液学家/肿瘤学家劳动力的多样性。本次研讨会的总体目标是：1)为学员和教师提供一个全国性的论坛，以解决儿童血液肿瘤学领域妇女和少数民族的网络问题。2)确定障碍和实际解决方案，以加强儿童血液肿瘤学领域妇女和少数民族的网络。3)邀请外部演讲者和专家提供机会，分享他们在各自儿科或儿科血液肿瘤学领导职位上的网络经验。4)提供指导机会，促进实习生或初级教师与该领域经验丰富的教师和领导者之间的交流。5)通过手稿、通讯和网站向国内和国际的其他儿科亚专科传播从研讨会获得的网络信息。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Women and minorities are underrepresented among the leadership in pediatrics and pediatric subspecialties, including Hematology/Oncology. The American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) is a multidisciplinary organization of members who study and treat childhood cancer and blood disorders. A recent survey of ASPHO members demonstrated that although 44% of the members were women, fewer than 35% of committee and board members are female. Furthermore, according to the survey, 26% of members were classified as non-White/Caucasian. However, less than 10% of the members of the ASPHO leadership are non-White/Caucasian. These data suggest that minorities are underrepresented in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, but even more, in leadership positions within the society. In 2009, we performed a needs assessment with a second survey of the society's members. The results of the survey identified significant differences in job satisfaction stress levels, and career advancement among women and minorities compared to male and non-minority members. In this R13 application, we are requesting one year of funding to support a workshop that will address specific barriers to Networking identified in the survey so that women and underrepresented minorities will become successful leaders in the field. We hypothesize that greater awareness of issues related to networking and practical solutions suggested by experts and ASPHO members will increase diversity among the leadership of ASPHO. We also hypothesize that if we can increase women and underrepresented minorities in positions of leadership, this will promote diversity within the workforce for the next generatio of Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologists. The overall objectives of this workshop are to: 1) Provide a national forum for trainees and faculty to address issues related to Networking for women and minorities in the field of Pediatric Hematology- Oncology. 2) Identify barriers and practical solutions to enhance Networking for women and minorities in the field of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. 3) Invite outside speakers and experts to provide an opportunity to share their Networking experiences in their respective positions of leadership in Pediatrics or Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. 4) Provide opportunities for mentorship to facilitate Networking between trainees or junior faculty and experienced faculty and leaders in the field. 5) Disseminate information about Networking obtained from the workshop to other Pediatric subspecialties both nationally and internationally through manuscripts, newsletters, and websites.