FactoidFew Women Administrative Leaders in Academic Medicine
At U.S. medical schools, only 15% of permanent department chairs and 16% of deans are women, according to Association of American Medical Colleges survey.
Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards
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The Tightrope Women Leaders Walk
“Imagine what we (women physicians and surgeons) would be able to accomplish if we didn't have to jump through all these hoops As it is, we're walking this tightrope, we're jumping through hoops, we're becoming acrobats, and all we're trying to do is be physicians and take care of patients,†said a Stanford University clinical associate professor of medicine as part of her lecture at Yale School of Medicine.» Link to the original article