Five Strategies Leaders in Academic Medicine Can Implement Now to Enhance Gender Equity

Jessica M Allan; Amber K Brooks; Cindy Crusto; Lauren D Feld; Amy S Oxentenko; Nancy D Spector; Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez; Julie K Silver

doi:10.2196/47933

Five Strategies Leaders in Academic Medicine Can Implement Now to Enhance Gender Equity

J Med Internet Res. 2023 Jun 13:25:e47933. doi: 10.2196/47933.

Authors

Jessica M Allan^#^{1

2}, Amber K Brooks^#³, Cindy Crusto^#⁴, Lauren D Feld^#⁵, Amy S Oxentenko^#⁶, Nancy D Spector^#⁷, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez^#⁸, Julie K Silver^#⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
² Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States.
⁴ Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
⁵ Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.
⁶ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
⁷ Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
⁸ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
⁹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 37310782
PMCID: PMC10337456
DOI: 10.2196/47933

Abstract

Abundant disparities for women in medicine contribute to many women physicians considering leaving medicine. There is a strong financial and ethical case for leaders in academic medicine to focus on strategies to improve retention. This article focuses on five immediate actions that leaders can take to enhance gender equity and improve career satisfaction for all members of the workplace.

Keywords: academic medicine; diversity; equity; gender; gender equity; leadership; medicine; strategies; women in medicine.

©Jessica M Allan, Amber K Brooks, Cindy Crusto, Lauren D Feld, Amy S Oxentenko, Nancy D Spector, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Julie K Silver. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org), 13.06.2023.

MeSH terms

Female
Gender Equity*
Humans
Medicine*
Organizations
Workplace