One opportunity to realize the diversity goals of academic health centers comes at the time
of hiring new faculty. To improve the effectiveness of search committees in increasing the …

Objective To increase gender diversity among the physician consulting staff (PCS) at a
major medical center. Design Because the proportion of female PCS at academic medical …

Objective Greater numbers of women in medicine have not resulted in more women
achieving senior positions. Programs supporting the recruitment, promotion, and retention of …

In the past decade, the number of women medical students has equaled or exceeded the
number of men. Despite this growth, women continue to be persistently and substantially …

Purpose. The percentage of women faculty at the professor level has remained at
approximately 11%. The medical community could benefit from knowing what is required to …

Background: Women in academic medicine are not attaining parity with men in several
domains. This issue is not only one of fairness; some funding agencies are requesting data …

Problem Although more female physicians and scientists are choosing careers in academic
medicine, women continue to be underrepresented as medical school faculty, particularly at …

Minority physicians provide care in a manner that promotes patient satisfaction and meets
the needs of an increasingly diverse US population. In addition, minority medical school …

ADVANCE is an NSFa sponsored program that supports universityawide efforts to improve
the representation, retention, and advancement of women faculty in the STEM disciplines …

Women in academic medicine are approaching parity without power. Although the number
of women choosing careers in medicine has grown substantially over the last 35 years, there …