VIDEO: Women in GI should prioritize ‘putting your oxygen mask on first’
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — In a Healio video exclusive, Aja S. McCutchen, MD, discussed tips to prioritize how to ‘have it all’ as a woman in gastroenterology at the Scrubs and Heels Summit.
As the field of GI continues to advance, a common thread holding institutions back is the growing workforce shortage, McCutchen, partner and physician leader at United Digestive, noted. Though more women have entered GI training, retention must be the next step in ensuring the needle pushes forward.
“It’s imperative that we create infrastructures that support retention of our wonderful female workforce, because the data suggests that burnout is about 60% higher in women,” McCutchen said. “How do we collectively accomplish this goal? We do so by letting women know that we respect and value all aspects of their lives and that we understand the efforts that are required to accomplish harmony and both your work and your personal lives.
“In that same message, we are saying that not only do we acknowledge that you have elements that you must attend to outside of work, but that we honor and respect all that you are in all that you do. We have to be responsible for creating environments where the culture embraces finding love in work.”
McCutchen advised attendees to be on the lookout for evidence of disparate treatment in the pay and promotion of women, prioritize ‘putting your own oxygen mask on first’ and optimize the various aspects of life to ‘get back to the notion of falling in love with work.’
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McCutchen A. Presentation: Can we have it all? Relationships, family planning and full-time career. Presented at: Scrubs and Heels Summit; Feb. 17-19, 2023; Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
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