Women in Allergy

Aikaterini (Katherine) Anagnostou, MD, MSc, PhD, FACAAI, did not realize she was already on her way to becoming an allergist when working a seemingly ordinary shift in the ED of a rural area in the U.K.

Since entering the allergy field, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, has seen positive changes, including the entry of more women and an increase in innovation.

Participation in a virtual coaching program led to a decrease in reported burnout among a cohort of women physicians, according to study results published in BMC Psychology.

Although allergists/immunologists frequently encounter ethical dilemmas in their daily clinical practice, medical ethics has not previously been a focus of research and training in their specialty, Timothy M. Buckey, MD, MBE, told Healio.

CHICAGO — A parental wellness program resonated widely with physicians navigating parenthood and improved well-being, according to two speakers at the Women in Medicine Summit.

Despite a nearly sex-balanced allergy workforce and strategic efforts to address inequality, there remains a persistent sex disparity in award recognition, according to a letter published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Microaggressions are just as commonplace in medical settings as other workplaces, and although they may be small behaviors, experts said they can have serious impacts on employee morale and patient care when they go unaddressed.

At least once a week, Emily L. Weis, MD, MS, says she has a challenging consult or patient interaction in her allergy practice, and she has noticed these situations have been occurring more frequently since the pandemic.

Meera R. Gupta, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, says she knew she wanted to be a doctor from the day she was born.

Women in medicine experience significantly higher levels of stress and burnout compared with men in medicine, according to a literature review published in Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health.