Background: Gender inequity persists in high-level leadership within academic medicine. Understanding the perspectives of early career women faculty could clarify how to recruit and support women who pursue high-level leadership. This study explored the specific priorities and concerns that may influence the recruitment of women leaders in the future.
Methods: Twenty-five assistant professors (mean: 1.8 years at rank) completed the Early Career Women's Leadership Program and participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews in 2023. Data were analyzed using an iterative, thematic constant comparison process informed by constructivist grounded theory.
Results: The authors identified four themes. In theme one, participants described the , with consideration of their personal and professional lives. They sought mentorship and leadership positions that supported their work-life integration. In theme two, when considering themselves as future leaders. From the individual perspective, participants prioritized personal values like humility and compassion when discussing preferred leadership styles. From the collective perspective, they prioritized inclusivity and teamwork. Theme three showed with a desire to fully understand a leadership position and its impact on personal and professional life. Participants wondered about having the authority and resources to realistically make meaningful change and whether they could adequately prepare to lead. The fourth theme was . Participants valued having women leaders who have experienced similar challenges as themselves. These leaders inspired participants to believe that they could also achieve and succeed in high-level leadership.
Conclusion: Early career women balanced numerous factors when considering whether to pursue high-level leadership in academic medicine. Understanding women's priorities and concerns can enable institutions to prepare women faculty to lead and ultimately recruit and retain them in high-level leadership.
This perspective article explores the importance of fostering interest in gastroenterology among medical students and addressing the barriers that deter them from pursuing careers in this specialty. The paper highlights the critical role of early exposure to research, specialized electives, and mentorship in encouraging students to consider gastroenterology as a career choice. Current challenges include limited access to specialized electives and research opportunities within UK medical schools, inadequate hands-on experience, and a perceived lack of stability and control over future training pathways.
The role of a school nurse has evolved due, in part, to complex health conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic. In turn, nurse burnout and early retirement are contributing to school nurse shortages across the United States. Interprofessional support, training, and mentorship are needed to support school nurses new to the field.
The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Anjhula Mya Singh Bais is the chair of the International Board of Amnesty International, the first psychologist in this role. Dr.
The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent early career psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. Anna E.
The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent early career psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For insightful and cutting-edge research on the growth and development of racially and ethnically minoritized youth, Yijie Wang is a 2024 award winner.
