Women In Medicine

LAS VEGAS — In a Healio exclusive, Aline Charabaty, MD, co-founder of Scrubs & Heels, emphasizes the need for women to work with allies within the field of gastroenterology to advance their careers and “break the gender gap ceiling.”

In this episode, Cathleen McCabe, MD, Dagny Zhu, MD, and Laura Periman, MD, chat with Kendra Hileman and Jasmine Ainetchian about women in leadership and championing other women in their careers.

Representation of women in CV fellowships has significantly improved in the past decade, whereas Black and Hispanic representation remained stagnant, but recent trends may indicate improvement on the horizon, researchers reported.

First-generation medical students reported experiencing increased adversity with inadequate institutional support during undergraduate medical training, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Research on diversity, equity and inclusion in orthopedics has increased in the last 25 years, with significant growth from 2018 to 2022 and most authorship done by women, according to published results.

In this episode, Cathleen McCabe, MD, and Laura Enyedi, MD, chat with guest Cindy Toth, MD, about her career as a female surgeon in the field of ophthalmology.

In this episode, Laura Enyedi, MD, and Cathleen McCabe, MD, and Dagny Zhu, MD, sit down and chat with guest Marguerite McDonald, MD, FACS, about her career as a woman in medicine and ophthalmology.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Given in collaboration with Scrubs & Heels, the Woman Disruptor of the Year award goes to a woman in GI who leads by example and inspires the next generation of women to build a successful career in the field.

HONOLULU — More women and underrepresented racial/ethnic groups have entered into medicine, but bias and discrimination still exist, which can lead to poorer care, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

HONOLULU — For the first time in history, the presidents of the leading national and international pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine organizations are currently women.