AAP
receives scholarship to study reentry
The
Academy is pleased to announce that Ethan Alexander Jewett,
MA, Senior Health Policy Analyst in the AAP Division of Workforce and Medical Education Policy, is a recipient of the 2007 Joan F. Giambalvo
Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded by the American Medical Association Women
Physicians Congress (AMA WPC). Mr. Jewett hopes to identify the barriers currently
keeping inactive physicians out of practice in order to develop useful solutions
and models for physicians to reenter the workforce. Go to the
WPC Web page to find out more about the scholarship.
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.
Powerpoint
on Women Leaders in Pediatrics
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) "Part-time Residency
in Pediatrics: Description of Current Practice." (Pediatrics,
July 2005) (pdf file) US
map: Percent of Clinically Active Pediatricians Who Are Female (pdf
file) Balancing Professional/Family/Personal
Lives: Differences Among Female MDs Across Specialties" (by Sanjum S. Sethi,
October 2003) (Word document)
Web
Site Tips on Part-Time/Reduced Hours Employment (Word
document)
Selected
Readings on Part-Time/Reduced Hours Employment (Word
document)
"Balancing Act:
Studies Explore Part-Time Employment Trends Among Physicians, Including Barriers
to Working Fewer Hours." (AAP News, September
2002) (Word document) "Pediatrics Leads
Specialties in Number of Part-Time Physicians." (AAP News, September
2002) (Word document)
"Pediatricians
Working Part-Time: Past, Present, and Future." (Pediatrics, June 2002)
(pdf file) Physician
Workforce: Part-Time Employment (PowerPoint)
Balancing Work and Personal Life: Perceptions of Part-time and Full-time Pediatricians
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Demographics
and other resources
UPDATED Demographic
Characteristics Fact Sheet (pdf document)
UPDATED Web sites
for Women Physicians (pdf document)
Women in
Pediatrics Reading List (Word document) Mapping Health
Care Delivery for America's Children project description (Word 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 COPW both examines
existing data and generates new data on gender-specific workforce issues on topics
ranging from career choices of third-year pediatric residents to practice patterns
of women physicians. The Committee ensures that the prominent and dynamic role
of women in pediatrics is reflected in the Academy's physician workforce policies.
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 Demographic Information on Women in Pediatrics
Review our recently updated demographic information on women in pediatrics, with comparisons to the overall women in medicine population. Look for updates to our listing of Web pages of interest to women in medicine. Check out a new resource pertaining to leadership development.
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. Share your negotiation
tips with us by sending an e-mail to: womenpeds@aap.org. Your
tips may be used in a future resource for our Web site.
Getting
ahead: tips from women leaders in medicine. Read
tips and strategies for success from women physicians who've made it. "Pick
a job that you love. You must be able to bounce out of bed every morning and be
excited to go to work. The rest will come naturally." ----------- "The
most important thing I had to learn in order to enter into the 'leadership' world
was to begin to believe that I could ever belong there."
Click here to read more. 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
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