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Narratives of Participants in National Career Development Programs for Women in Academic Medicine: Identifying the Opportunities for Strategic Investment
Journal of women's health (Larchmont, N.Y. 2002), v 25(4), pp 360-370
01 Apr 2016
PMID: 26982007
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Abstract
Background: Academic medicine has initiated changes in policy, practice, and programs over the past several decades to address persistent gender disparity and other issues pertinent to its sociocultural context. Three career development programs were implemented to prepare women faculty to succeed in academic medicine: two sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges, which began a professional development program for early career women faculty in 1988. By 1995, it had evolved into two programs one for early career women and another for mid-career women. By 2012, more than 4000 women faculty from medical schools across the U.S and Canada had participated in these intensive 3-day programs. The third national program, the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine((R)) (ELAM) program for women, was developed in 1995 at the Drexel University College of Medicine. Methods: Narratives from telephone interviews representing reflections on 78 career development seminars between 1988 and 2010 describe the dynamic relationships between individual, institutional, and sociocultural influences on participants' career advancement. Results: The narratives illuminate the pathway from participating in a career development program to self-defined success in academic medicine in revealing a host of influences that promoted and/or hindered program attendance and participants' ability to benefit after the program in both individual and institutional systems. The context for understanding the importance of these career development programs to women's advancement is nestled in the sociocultural environment, which includes both the gender-related influences and the current status of institutional practices that support women faculty. Conclusions: The findings contribute to the growing evidence that career development programs, concurrent with strategic, intentional support of institutional leaders, are necessary to achieve gender equity and diversity inclusion.
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- Title
- Narratives of Participants in National Career Development Programs for Women in Academic Medicine: Identifying the Opportunities for Strategic Investment
- Creators
- Deborah L. Helitzer - University of New MexicoSharon L. Newbill - University of New MexicoGina Cardinali - University of New MexicoPage S. Morahan - Drexel UniversityShine Chang - 3 University of Texas , Houston, Texas.Diane Magrane - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of women's health (Larchmont, N.Y. 2002), v 25(4), pp 360-370
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- UL1TR000041 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) National Center for Research Resources; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) R01HD064655 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) UL1 TR000041 / National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 1RO1 HD064655-01 / National Institutes of Health (NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine; [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000374648800098
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84964608553
- Other Identifier
- 991019167873204721
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology
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