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Gender Disparities in Sponsorship—How They Perpetuate the Glass Ceiling

Gender Disparities in Sponsorship—How They Perpetuate the Glass Ceiling Opinion but may also help to increase the diversity of perspectives to the unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in leading the national conversation in academic medicine. a profession, particularly affecting women and minorities. In 2016, as in other professional fields, women continue Elizabeth W. Patton, MD, MPhil, MSc to be underrepresented in high-profile positions within Kent A. Griffith, MS medicine, particularly faculty positions within academic Rochelle D. Jones, MS medicine—only 38% in the United states as of 2014. Beyond Abigail Stewart, PhD a waste of intellectual capital, this disparity could lead to Peter A. Ubel, MD potential lack of diversity in the research agenda and future Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil health practices. In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Patton and colleagues report results from a survey of Author Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston academic medicine faculty that identifies differences in University, Boston, Massachusetts (Patton); Department of Surgery, Veterans sponsorship for men and women and suggest this Affairs Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts (Patton); difference as a possible mechanism leading to a “gender Center for Cancer Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Griffith); Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, achievement http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Gender Disparities in Sponsorship—How They Perpetuate the Glass Ceiling

JAMA Internal Medicine , Volume 177 (4) – Apr 20, 2017

Gender Disparities in Sponsorship—How They Perpetuate the Glass Ceiling

Abstract

Opinion but may also help to increase the diversity of perspectives to the unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in leading the national conversation in academic medicine. a profession, particularly affecting women and minorities. In 2016, as in other professional fields, women continue Elizabeth W. Patton, MD, MPhil, MSc to be underrepresented in high-profile positions within Kent A. Griffith, MS medicine, particularly faculty positions within academic Rochelle D. Jones, MS...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
2168-6106
eISSN
2168-6114
DOI
10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9411
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Abstract

Opinion but may also help to increase the diversity of perspectives to the unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in leading the national conversation in academic medicine. a profession, particularly affecting women and minorities. In 2016, as in other professional fields, women continue Elizabeth W. Patton, MD, MPhil, MSc to be underrepresented in high-profile positions within Kent A. Griffith, MS medicine, particularly faculty positions within academic Rochelle D. Jones, MS medicine—only 38% in the United states as of 2014. Beyond Abigail Stewart, PhD a waste of intellectual capital, this disparity could lead to Peter A. Ubel, MD potential lack of diversity in the research agenda and future Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil health practices. In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Patton and colleagues report results from a survey of Author Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston academic medicine faculty that identifies differences in University, Boston, Massachusetts (Patton); Department of Surgery, Veterans sponsorship for men and women and suggest this Affairs Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts (Patton); difference as a possible mechanism leading to a “gender Center for Cancer Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Griffith); Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, achievement

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JAMA Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: Apr 20, 2017

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