Women In Medicine

CHICAGO — Men physicians can support women physician colleagues by paying attention to their own unconscious biases and microaggressions, and by pointing out the same attitudes and behaviors in others, according to Sanjay K. Juneja, MD.

CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, Julie Silver, MD, provides key takeaways from her talk on enhancing the sense of belonging in the medical community at the Women in Medicine Summit.

Although male and female residents had similar rates of first author publication, results presented here showed female residents had fewer publications overall, lower H-indices and fewer first author publications.

One of only 219 board-certified female neurosurgeons in the United States, Sheri Dewan, MS, MD, FAANS, recognizes the importance of spreading the word about their contributions in medicine.

Published results showed female physicians may be underrepresented as head team physicians for NCAA programs compared with male physicians.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Penny A. Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, of the University of Memphis shares tips for cultivating a lasting career in ophthalmology.

A few years after publishing survey results that showed just 35% of gastroenterology fellows reported their training program had a parental leave policy for all genders, Lauren Feld, MD, remains steadfast in her calls for systematic change.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Michelle T. Cabrera, MD, of Seattle Children’s discusses her research on sexual harassment in ophthalmology.

On this special edition episode, Hansa Bhargava, MD, with Oncology Overdrive’s Shikha Jain, MD, and Mend the Gap’s Dagny Zhu, MD, discuss physician burnout and managing a good work-life balance with a panel of guests.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Jennifer A. Galvin, MD, and Kimberly Winges, MD, encourage all ophthalmologists to submit their research for next year’s meeting.