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Women
in Biomedical Research: Best Practices for Sustaining Career Success – to
review this report, please access the NIH Women in Science website
by clicking
here. To
obtain addition informative articles and reports, from the Mentoring
Report to Women in Biomedical Careers, please click
here.
Women
in Academic Radiology –
this article, reprinted
with permission from ARRS/WomensImagingOnline discusses the under-representation
of women radiologists in academic medicine, possible reasons
why women are under-represented and possible solutions to work
towards eliminating gender difference. To read the full article, click
here.
The
AAMC’s 2008 November issue of Analysis in Brief has
an interesting article entitled, “Differences in U.S. Medical
School Faculty Job Satisfaction by Gender”;
click
here to read this article.
The
University of Texas just completed a Gender Equity Study recommending
the University complete a 5 – 10 year plan for gender equity – to
view this article, which provides a good model, click
here
Do
Babies Matter in Science?: A true measure of gender equity in academe
would look at both the career and family outcomes of female Ph.D.'s,
by
Mary Ann Mason, The Chronicle of Higher Education., October 17, 2008.
To read more about gender equity in academe regarding female Ph.D.s, click
here
Dual
Career Academic Couples
by Andrea Henderson, Women in Cell Biology. To view the life of dual
career academic couples, click
here
Dual
Career Executive Summary – to
read the final summary, click
here
Congratulations
to AAWR President,
Etta D. Pisano, MD,
who was one of 64 individuals elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) during
its 38th annual meeting. To read more about this esteemed accomplishment, click
here.
Janet Bickel,
MA, Career and Leadership Development Coach and Consultant from Falls
Church, Virginia shares her perspective on career development in this
article titled, Career
Development as a Long-distance Hick
Book
Review – Janet Bickel, MA recommends the book entitled, When
the Personal Was Political: Five Women Doctors Look Back by
author Toni Martin who discusses the experiences of herself and four
others, all from the University of California, San Francisco’s
medical school, class of 1977. To
read Ms. Bickel’s review, click here.
Women
on the Board of Directors of RSNA in 2009:
Hedvig Hricak, M.D., Ph.D., Dr. h.c.
President-elect and Secretary-Treasurer, New York, NY
Sarah
S. Donaldson, M.D.
Liaison for Publications and Communications, Stanford, CA
Girl
Power at School, but Not at the Office
“By and large
women believe that the workplace is a meritocracy, and it isn’t.”
Read more at The
NY Times.com
Kay
Vydareny, M.D., Selected as New Associate Executive Director for
Diagnostic Radiology and Subspecialties for the ABR
The American Board of Radiology (ABR) has chosen Kay H. Vydareny, M.D., as the
new Associate Executive Director for Diagnostic Radiology and Subspecialties.
Dr. Vydareny is former president of the ACR, former speaker of the ACR Council,
former chair of the ACR Commission on Human Resources, ACR Governance Committee,
and the ACR Committee on Fellowship Credentials. More>>
Revised
NIH Parental Leave Policy for the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Awards:
Trainees and fellows
may receive stipends for up to 60 calendar days (equivalent to 8 work weeks)
of parental leave per year for the adoption or the birth of a child.
Click
for Details.
The
American Association for Women Radiologists (AAWR): 25 years of promoting
women in radiology.
The association's accomplishments in promoting
the careers of women radiologists were reviewed. Read in Radiographics.
2008 Mar-Apr;28(2):573-82.
Fixing
the Leaky Pipeline: Why aren't there many women in the top spots
in academia?
Read
more at MedCenterToday.com
Understanding
the Importance of Mentors in Career Development
Read
more at MedCenterToday.com
Faculty
Compensation and Employment Contracts: The Must-Haves in Academic
Medical Center Employment Contracts
Read more at MedCenterToday.com
The
Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine presents Research
Fellowships 2008-2009. Two
fellowships to support research related to the history of women in
medicine at the Center for the History of Medicine and its Archives
for Women in Medicine will be available between June 1, 2008 and
May 31, 2009. Read
more...
Generation
to Generation: Discrimination and Harassment Experiences of Physician
Mothers and their Physician Daughters.
Journal
of Women’s
Health 2007 Aug.; 16(6):883-94
Women
in Higher Education: How to Build Career Connections Through Networking
Through
the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders.
Read
about the many issues that women face when navigating through
the career labyrinth on their way to the elite positions of
power. Authors Alice Eagly and Linda Carli examine why women’s
paths to leadership remain difficult to traverse, from the
stereotypes and prejudices to the obstacles that limit women's
opportunities.
Nature
and Nurture in the Executive Suite, by Michael Skapinker. Read
in The Financial Times, www.ft.com, Published February 25, 2008
It’s
Constraints, Not Choices, by Phyllis Moen. Published in Science,
319: 903-904 [DOI: 10.1126/science.1153865] (in Books), February 15,
2008.
How
to avoid making your professional life your whole life: strategies
for effective management of a busy practice. From the AAWR Luncheon
during the 2007 ARRS Meeting in Orlando, presented by Julia R. Fielding,
MD
Women
Radiologists in the United States: Results
from the American College of Radiology's 2003 Survey, by Rebecca
S. Lewis, MPH et al. Radiology 2007;242:802-810
New
AAMC Analysis Projects Increased Share of Female Applicants
AAWR
Congratulates Its Members!
Exodus
of Men from Primary Care Drives Shift to Medical-Specialty Practice
NIH
Effort to Help Women in Science & Medicine
NIH Director Dr.
Elias A. Zerhouni has created the Working Group on Women in Biomedical
Careers to examine issues raised in the recent National Academies
report, "Beyond
Bias and Barriers, Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic
Science and Engineering."
Free Executive Summary
Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic
Science and Engineering Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women
in Academic Science and Engineering by the National Academy of Sciences,
National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine
Medicine
and Motherhood --
A pediatrician reflects on 20 years of being a doctor and a mother
- So Where's My Medal?, by Perri Klass, M.D. Read in The
New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 353:2107-2109, November 17,
2005
New
York Times: Women in Science --
The Battle Moves to the Trenches
By Cornelia Dean
New
AAMC Analysis in Brief 
An overview and analysis
of 2005-2006 data gathered from sources across
the AAMC regarding the representation of women at all levels
in academic medicine.
Gender
Differences in Diagnostic Radiologists' Annual Incomes.
Read in Acad Radiol.
2006 Oct;13(10):1266-73
Marie
Curie Society Salutes Dr. Ritsuko Komaki
Read
about mentoring in AAMC's Faculty Vitae Fall 2006
 Mentoring Systems: Benefits and Challenges
of Diverse Mentoring Partnerships.
Mentors and Protégés: What
Protégés Bring to the Equation
Summary
of the ACR Intersociety Meeting: “Quality – A Radiology
Imperative”
Nancy Ellerbroek,
MD, FACR
NEJM
Editorial: "Women in Academic Medicine — Progress
and Challenges"
The "Gender
Gap" in Authorship of Academic Medical Literature — A
35-Year Perspective
The
Joint Committee on the Status of Women (JCSW)
was
formed to facilitate and enhance the contribution of women at Harvard
Medical and Dental Schools by expanding and improving our opportunities
for advancement. For more, please visit the website of JCSW, HMS/HSDM.
Stanford University professor
of neurobiology who has experienced life as a woman and a man, has
an unusual perspective on the debate over the position of women in
science.
(Read
at NYT) (Read
at CNN)
Dr.
Etta Pisano Appointed New Vice Dean at UNC School of Medicine
Women
as Radiologists: Are There Barriers to Entry and Advancement?
We
Work, But We Connect at Conclaves, too
University
Aims to Support All Female Graduate Students with New Childbirth
Policy
Women in U.S. Academic Medicine Statistics and Medical School Benchmarking
2004-2005 is now available
Increasing Women's Leadership in Academic Medicine: AAMC Project Implementation
Committee Report
AAWR
receives the 2005 Association of American Medical Colleges
(AAMC) Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award
Diagnostic
Performance of Digital versus Film Mammography for Breast-Cancer
Screening - Etta Pisano, MD, FACR
Learn about the History of AAWR
Read the article in Radiology by
Ann M. Lewicki, MD, MPH "American Association for Women Radiologists:
Its Birth and 25 Years Later"
AAWR
Goodies
AAWR Paraphernalia
and Booklets of interest to our Members
Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood
By LOUISE STORY
Published in New York Times: September 20, 2005
Academic
Careers and Gender Equity: Lessons Learned from MIT
by Lotte
Bailyn from Sloan School of Management, MIT
A Resource Guide for Medical Faculty.
Editors: Phyllis L. Carr, M.D. Janet Bickel, M.A,.Thomas S. Inui, Sc.M.,
M.D.
Chapters include comments on:
- What Does a Young Faculty Member Need to Know?
- Everything You Need to Know About Mentoring
- Negotiation Skills and Their Use in Academic Medical Careers
- The Cumulative Career Disadvantages Facing Women Faculty
- Race/Ethnicity and Related Disadvantages of Minority Faculty:
Learning
from
a
Collective Experience
Women
on the Board of Directors of RSNA in 2005 & RSNA Officers:
Theresa C. McLoud, MD
Liaison for Education, Boston, MA
Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD
Liaison for Publications, New York, NY
Ritsuko U. Komaki, MD
First Vice-President, Houston, TX
Maryellen L. Giger, PhD
Third Vice-President, Chicago, IL
AAWR Supports Implementation of National Standards for Handling
Pregnancy During Radiology Residency
Healthcare
Leaders’ Program
at Yale
Yale
School of Management has recently announced a new MBA program designed
to meet the needs
of a new generation of healthcare leaders. Starting
in August of 2005 faculty from Yale’s schools of Management, Medicine,
and Public Health will be coming together to offer Yale MBA for Executives:
Leadership in Healthcare. The curriculum combines marketing, financial,
strategic and organizational skills with in-depth exploration of the
human, economic, political, and technological issues that make healthcare
a uniquely challenging managerial environment. The program schedule combines
summer “in-residence” sessions with weekend classes to enable
students to complete the Yale MBA in twenty-two months without career
disruption.
To learn more about the Yale MBA for Executives, visit www.mba.yale.edu/MBA-E
Mentoring
for Academic Careers
Two day workshop held at Stanford in 2004 brought together graduate
students and all levels of faculty for presentations and discussions
on the needs, goals, methods, and best practices for mentoring students,
junior faculty, and mid level faculty for academic careers. Although
this mentoring program was designed for those interested in academic
engineering careers, the topics discussed would be of interest to women
from all academic disciplines. To read the Proceedings from the Workshop
on Mentoring for Academic Careers in Engineering visit: http://paesmem.stanford.edu/html/proceedings.html
Searching for the Garden of Equality
For women in radiology, finding a fair deal is as elusive as Eden
RT image vol. 17, no. 22 - May 31, 2004
National Standards Urged for Handling Pregnancy During Residency
RSNA Meeting Daily Bulletin - Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Misconceptions and lack of uniform safety guidelines may still be
steering female medical students away from the field of radiology -
Meghan Blake, M.D. reports the results of the survey of radiology
residency program directors in the United States
http://www.rsna.org/daily/wednesday/pregnancy.html
RSNA Abstract: AAWR/APDR Survey: Review of Current Program Policies
Regarding Pregnancy During Radiology Residency
| WOMEN RADIOLOGISTS IN THE NEWS |
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Helen Carty, M.B.B.Ch.
Honorary RSNA Membership will be presented to Helen Carty, M.B.B.Ch.
from Liverpool, U.K. for significant achievements in the field
of radiology. An active educator and leader in pediatric radiology
in the United Kingdom, Helen Carty has been at the forefront of
the use of medical imaging to detect child abuse. |
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Nina
A. Mayr, M.D, is the new chair of the Department of Radiation
Oncology at Ohio State University in Columbus. Dr. Mayr previously
was a
professor and chief of the Section of Radiation Therapy and vice-chairman
of the Department of Radiological Sciences at the University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. |
Kudos and Plaudits
Valerie P. Jackson, MD, FACR, John A. Campbell Professor of Radiology
has been named chair of the Indiana University Department of Radiology.
She has served as interim chair since January 2003.
Etta D. Pisano, M.D., FACR, has been named the director of the new Biomedical
Research Imaging Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in
Chapel Hill.
| Two recent articles addressing
the advancement, life style, and
compensation of women in academic medicine: |
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The gender gap in a surgical subspecialty:
analysis of career and
lifestyle factors.
Grandis JR, Gooding WE, Zamboni BA, Wagener MM, Drenning SD, Miller
L,
Doyle KJ, Mackinnon SE, Wagner RL.
Eye and Ear Institute, Department of Otolaryngology, School of
Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. |
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Compensation
and advancement of women in academic medicine: is there
equity?
Ash AS, Carr PL, Goldstein R, Friedman RH.
Boston
University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
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Why
don't female medical students choose diagnostic radiology? A review
of the current literature.
Potterton
VK, Ruan S, Sunshine JH, Applegate K, Cypel Y, Forman HP Journal of the
American College of Radiology - August 2004 (Vol. 1, Issue 8, Pages 583-590)
| September
Issue of Academic Medicine is now available Online |
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Sexual Harassment
in Medical Education: Liability and Protection (this article is
free to nonsubscribers) |
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Four
papers on medical students' and residents' stress (one of these
papers, "How Perceived
Risk and Personal and Clinical Experience Affect Medical Students'
Decisions to Seek Treatment for Major Depression" is also
free) |
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Two papers on mentoring;
one dealing with primary care fellows and the other describing
a mentoring program aimed at promoting residents' and faculty members'
careers. |
The
63¢ question: Why are female physicians lagging behind?
The U.S. Census Bureau says women doctors make 63 cents for every
dollar male physicians make. Read more at amednews.com
American
Roentgen Ray Society awards Gold Medal to two AAWR Members
Theresa C. McLoud, M.D. and Beverly P. Wood, M.D. The ARRS Gold Medal
is the American Roentgen Ray Society's highest honor awarded for distinguished
service to radiology.
Radiology
Needs More Women, Expert Says
Radiology News, March 2004: excerpts from AAWR sponsored refresher course.
An expert on career development and diversity is urging the radiology
community to look at why women medical students are not selecting radiology
at a higher rate, and take steps to help women see that radiology offers
a great career.
The
Family and Medical Leave Act
All you need to know about The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 from
the U.S. Department of Labor.
Celebrating
America's Women Physicians
Discover how women have influenced and enhanced the practice of medicine.
Visit the National Library of Medicine online exhibition honoring the
lives and accomplishments of women.
AAWR
Woman of Distinction Peggy J. Fritzsche, MD, President of the Radiological
Society of North America, 2003
Focus:
2003 20th Anniversary Issue
Two excellent
articles on "Pregnancy and Medical Radiation" and
"Radiation-Induced Skin Injuries" by Julie K. Timins,
MD, FACR,
Treasurer of AAWR, are currently available for download. We highly
recommend those articles to all women in radiology training.
Download "Pregnancy
and Medical Radiation"
Download "Radiation-Induced
Skin Injuries"
Subscribe
to AAMC STAT
AAMC STAT is the Association of American Medical College's free newsletter,
emailed to subscribers each Monday morning.
Kudos
& Plaudits!
Women's Caucus names Teresita Angtuaco M.D., a professor of radiology
at the University of Arkansas (UAMS), Outstanding
Woman Faculty Member.
Gender
Equity in Biomedical Science
Comments from a Lone Female Associate Editor
An article of interest to AAWR members by Kay Lund, faculty at UNC, published
in Gastroenterology: "Gender Equity in Biomedical Science: Comments
from a Lone Female Associate Editor" The low representation of women
in scientific careers and especially senior or leadership positions was
a topic in a recent international debate.
Click
here to read the article
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