Committee on the Status of Women Faculty in Medicine

Publications and Useful Links

Following are web sites with useful information about women faculty in medicine:

• Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)
• American College of Women's Health Physicians
• Association of Black Women Physicians
• Medical Women's International Association
• Women in Medicine and Science Leadership Development Award
• Women in U.S. Academic Medicine Statistics and Medical School Benchmarking, 2008-2009
• The Changing Representation of Men and Women in Academic Medicine (PDF)
• Advancing Women in Academic Medicine
• Analysis in Brief:  The Changing Representation of Men and Women in Academic Medicine (PDF)
• Women in Medicine & Science Professional Development Programs (PDF)

• Changing the Face of Medicine:  Celebrating America's Women Physicians

• MomMD:  Connecting Women in Medicine

• Sociology, Gender and Higher Education

• American Medical Women's Association

• Feminist Research Center:  Empowering Women in Medicine

• Mentor.net

Following is a list of recommended reading related to women in medicine.  This list was complied by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC):

•  A Flag In The Wind
•  Academic Medicine
• Advancing Educators and Education: Defining the Components and Evidence of Educational Scholarship
• Diversity in the Physician Workforce: Facts & Figures 2006
• Economic Hardship Deferment Frequently Asked Questions
• Enhancing the Environment for Women in Academic Medicine: Resources and Pathways
• Infectious Disease Handbook for Medical School Student Affairs Officers (Second Edition)
• MedEdPORTAL
• Medical School Tuition and Young Physician Indebtedness (An Update to the 2004 Report)  
• Minority Student Opportunities in United States Medical Schools (2007)
• Physician Specialty Data: A Chart Book (Center for Workforce Studies)
• Promoting Translational and Clinical Science: The Critical Role of Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals (Report of the AAMC's Task Force II on Clinical Research)
• Report on Medical School Faculty Salaries 2007-2008  
• Research and Reflections: The Robert G. Petersdorf Scholars-in-Residence 1994-2006
• The Diversity Research Forum: Exploring Diversity in the Physician Workforce: Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions
• The Diversity Research Forum: Tools for Assessing and Measuring Diversity in Medical Education
• U.S. Medical School Faculty
  

Following are publications related to women faculty in medicine.

Gender differences in academic productivity and leadership appointments of physicians throughout academic careers. Reed DA, Enders F, Lindor R, McClees M, Lindor KD. Acad Med. 2010 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21099390

Women faculty: an analysis of their experiences in academic medicine and their coping strategies. Pololi LH, Jones SJ. Gend Med. 2010 Oct;7(5):438-5 PMID: 210568700.

Under-representation of women in high-impact published clinical cancer research. Jagsi R, Motomura AR, Amarnath S, Jankovic A, Sheets N, Ubel PA. Cancer. 2009 Jul 15;115(14):3293-301.PMID: 19507175

The representation of women on the editorial boards of major medical journals: a 35-year perspective. Jagsi R, Tarbell NJ, Henault LE, Chang Y, Hylek EM. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Mar 10;168(5):544-8. No abstract available. PMID: 18332302

Will women ever break the glass ceiling in medicine? Achkar E. Am J Gastroentero. 2008 Jul;103(7):1587-8.PMID: 18691186

Beyond bias and barriers: Fulfilling the potential of women in academic science and engineering. National Academy of Sciences (US), National Academy of Engineering (US), and Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2007.PMID: 20669424

Opportunities to address clinical research workforce diversity needs for 2010. National Research Council (US) and Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010; Hahm J, Ommaya A, editors. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2006.PMID: 20669446

Biological, social, and organizational components of success for women in academic science and engineering. National Academy of Sciences (US), National Academy of Engineering (US), and Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2006.PMID: 20669444

Mentoring for women and underrepresented minority faculty and students: experience at two institutions of higher education. Kosoko-Lasaki O, Sonnino RE, Voytko ML. J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 Sep;98(9):1449-59. Review. PMID: 17019912

Gender differences in patenting in the academic life sciences. Ding WW, Murray F, Stuart TE. Science. 2006 Aug 4;313(5787):665-7.PMID: 16888138

Breaking through the glass ceiling: a survey of promotion rates of graduates of a primary care Faculty Development Fellowship Program. Smith MA, Barry HC, Dunn RA, Keefe C, Weismantel D. Fam Med. 2006 Jul-Aug;38(7):505-10.PMID: 16823677

Women in academic medicine--progress and challenges. Hamel MB, Ingelfinger JR, Phimister E, Solomon CG. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jul 20;355(3):310-2. No abstract available. PMID: 16855274

The "gender gap" in authorship of academic medical literature--a 35-year perspective. Jagsi R, Guancial EA, Worobey CC, Henault LE, Chang Y, Starr R, Tarbell NJ, Hylek EM. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jul 20;355(3):281-7.PMID: 16855268

Gender differences in general surgical careers: results of a post-residency survey.Yutzie JD, Shellito JL, Helmer SD, Chang FC. Am J Surg. 2005 Dec;190(6):955-9.PMID: 16307953

Compensation and advancement of women in academic medicine: is there equity?Ash AS, Carr PL, Goldstein R, Friedman RH. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Aug 3;141(3):205-12.PMID: 15289217

Unequal pay for equal work: the gender gap in academic medicine. Laine C, Turner BJ. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Aug 3;141(3):238-40. No abstract available. PMID: 15289226

Career advancement for women faculty in a U.S. school of medicine: perceived needs. McGuire LK, Bergen MR, Polan ML. Acad Med. 2004 Apr;79(4):319-25.PMID: 15044163

Effects of participation in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program on women faculty's perceived leadership capabilities. McDade SA, Richman RC, Jackson GB, Morahan PS. Acad Med. 2004 Apr;79(4):302-9.PMID: 15044161

Gender differences in academic advancement: patterns, causes, and potential solutions in one US College of Medicine. Wright AL, Schwindt LA, Bassford TL, Reyna VF, Shisslak CM, St Germain PA, Reed KL. Acad Med. 2003 May;78(5):500-8.PMID: 12742788

Advancing women and closing the leadership gap: the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program experience. Richman RC, Morahan PS, Cohen DW, McDade SA. J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 2001 Apr;10(3):271-7.PMID: 11389787