Representation of Women in the Leadership Structure of the US Health Care System

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Nov 1;4(11):e2136358. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36358.

Authors

Bismarck C Odei¹, Crystal Seldon², Melanie Fernandez³, Michael K Rooney⁴, Junu Bae⁵, Jason Acheampong⁶, Awad Ahmed⁷

Affiliations

¹ James Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
² Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
³ Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown.
⁴ MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
⁵ The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus.
⁶ Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁷ MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, Washington.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates the gender distribution among chief executives and senior leaders at US health care organizations.

MeSH terms

Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Health Facility Administrators / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Middle Aged
Physicians, Women / statistics & numerical data*
United States