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Women in Pediatrics

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Women leaders in pediatrics

AAP resources related to work/practice issues

Demographics and other resources

Policy Statement on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and Educational Settings


Women leaders in pediatrics

Women have made great strides in recent years as leaders in medicine, particularly in pediatrics. Below are some data on women pediatricians in leadership positions, both in the AAP and other pediatric organizations. Even though a lot of progress has already been made, more efforts are needed to promote women to positions of leadership at all levels of medicine. Read the report of the Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO) Task Force on Women in Pediatrics to learn about ways to enhance the leadership of women pediatricians.


AAP resources related to work/practice issues

Physician reentry into the workforce

Physician reentry into practice can be defined as returning to professional activity or clinical practice for which one has been trained, certified or licensed after an extended time period. For more information on this important topic, please visit the Web page for the Division of Workforce and Medical Education Policy.

Part-time and flexible work options

Flexible Careers for Young Pediatricians (PowerPoint)

Web site helps physicians think through part-time work issues (AAP News, Vol. 27 No. 2 February 2006 p. 38)

US map: Percent of Clinically Active Pediatricians Who Are Female (pdf file)

Web Site Tips on Part-Time/Reduced Hours Employment (Word document)

Selected Readings on Part-Time/Reduced Hours Employment (Word document)

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Demographics and other resources

Demographic Characteristics Fact Sheet (pdf document)

Web sites for Women Physicians (pdf document)

Women in Pediatrics Reading List (pdf document)


AAP Practice Characteristics of the Membership Updated 2006. This powerpoint presentation provides current data on the characteristics of male and female post-residency pediatricians.

ONLINE SERIES DESIGNED TO FACILITATE LEADERSHIP SKILLS TRAINING

The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Skills Development Series synthesizes leadership-development materials into modular formats. Originally designed to help maternal and child (MCH) professionals and students it has a weath of information that can apply in a general sense to those in leadership positions and/or seeking leadership-skills training. The series, developed by the Women and Children's Health Policy Center at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, offers a mix of presentation and exploration in diffferent learning formats. More information about the series and a user guide are available at: http://www.jhsph.edu/wchpc/MCHLDS/index.html.

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AAP policy statements

"Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and Educational Settings"
(Pediatrics, October 2006)
Abstract.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is committed to working to ensure that workplaces and educational settings in which pediatricians spend time are free of sexual harassment. The purpose of this statement is to heighten awareness and sensitivity to this important issue, recognizing that institutions, clinics, and office-based practices may have existing policies.

"Prevention is best medicine for sexual harassment in workplace" (AAP News, October 2006) by Beth A. Pletcher, MD, FACMG, FAAP

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The AAP Committee on Pediatric Workforce (COPW) addresses issues and activities that pertain to the influence of gender on the pediatric workforce.

The Committee on Pediatric Workforce is managed through the AAP Division of Workforce and Medical Education Policy. For resources related to GME issues, please access the Division's Web page.

Staff Contacts:

Holly J. Mulvey, MA
Director
Division of Workforce and Medical Education Policy
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
E-mail:
hmulvey@aap.org


Ethan Alexander Jewett , MA
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Division of Workforce and Medical Education Policy
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
E-mail: ejewett@aap.org

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NEW Getting ahead: tips from women leaders in medicine.

Women leaders in pediatrics share their strategies on what works for them including newly added insights from Dr. Renée Jenkins.

"You don't do it alone. People help you and you help others."

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NEW Publication Spotlight on Leadership Resources

The National Institutes of Health, Office of Women's Health publication, Women in Biomedical Research: Best Practices for Sustaining Career Success, Meeting Proceedings, March 4 2008.

Click here to read more

The Spring 2009 Issue of Faculty Vitae on Advancing Women's Leadership in Academic Medicaine is now available.

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Expanded Reading List about Women in Medicine

Books

Review our recently updated reading list, with over 25 new citations. This reading is a good resource for literature pertaining to women in academic medicine, work-life balance, minority/diversity issues and other useful categories. Our goal is to provide relevant information about women in medicine and women in pediatrics.

Online negotiation resource available

The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) features an online CME course entitled, "How to Negotiate - A Guide for Women in Medicine." This course describes techniques/tools for negotiating in a variety of situations.

 

Exploring your career options?

Check out the new physician profiles and find out how physicians (including four pediatricians) are successfully working part-time and pursuing other alternative practice options. Physician profiles are part of a joint project of the AAP and AMA that explores work practice options for physicians.

Pediatrics offers a variety of flexible career opportunities. Check out our recently revised PowerPoint presentation and our handy list of questions to help you find the job that's right for you.

Are you puzzled?

The American Academy of Pediatrics, in collaboration with the American Medical Association Women Physicians Congress has developed a new Web site to provide you with resources on part-time work options.

Visit this Web site
to find self-assessment questionnaires, bibliography, relevant resources and other information to help take the puzzle out of work/practice options.





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