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Advancing Women's Status in Medicine: A Decade of Progress at BUSM

Learn about the impactful initiatives implemented by the Committee on Women's Status at Boston University School of Medicine to address challenges faced by female faculty members, including mentoring programs, work-family balance support, and institutional changes. This comprehensive review covers recruitment, promotions, diversity, and leadership development.

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Advancing Women's Status in Medicine: A Decade of Progress at BUSM

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  1. Committee on Women’s Status in the DOMWSDOMBoston University School of MedicineEvans Department of MedicineNovember 1, 2004 Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH – Chair

  2. History & Composition • Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD appoints committee to review status of women in the DOM 2002 • Membership • DOM faculty Associate and Full Professor • 2 vice-chairs, 3 section chiefs, 2 center directors, • Chair & 2 members DOM Appt & Promotions Committee • 1 Associate Dean SOM • Monthly meetings

  3. Methods • Reviewed • Recruitment, appointments, promotion, retention, salary, mentoring, leadership • Work-family issues, part-time status • H/o women in BUSM • PhDs • Challenges racial ethnic groups, disabled, non-nations, GLBT

  4. Methods • Literature Review • Interviews • Semi-structured interviews with Chiefs majority of DOM sections • Interview Chair Appointments & Promotions Committee • Dr. Joseph Korn, faculty nominated ASCI • Met with groups • Junior Faculty • Mid-career faculty • Structured survey 1/2004 • Assistant Professor and Instructors

  5. Executive Summary • Formal mentoring process • All faculty Instructor to Associate • Skills training mentors & mentees • Specific goals • An open process for internal hiring • Data collection, collation & analysis • Routine automated longitudinal data • Improvements in the work environment • Flexible schedules, family-friendly timing meetings, transparent family leave, breast-feeding support, subsidized child care, emergency coverage • Creation new position: DOM Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs • Collect disseminate data, support improvement deficient sections, oversee WSDOM Committee’s report

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