Diversity and Inclusion
Career Development Pathway
Advocacy Pathway
Academic and Research Skills
Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH
Professor and Vice Dean
Pediatrics
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and the University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Norman Rosenblum, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS
Pediatric Nephrologist, Senior Scientist
Paediatrics
SickKids Research Institute
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Over the last forty years, the diversity of medical school matriculants has increased dramatically. In the US, women represent half of medical students and the ethnic diversity of medical students has increased, but much more slowly. However, women are underrepresented among leaders who hold leadership roles such as Professor, Department Chair, and Dean. The relative lack of women and underrepresented people in leadership roles may be related to factors including lack of opportunity, lack of mentoring, discrimination, and personal preference. During this session, influential leaders in academic pediatrics and academic medicine will share insights and lessons learned, including review of the most recent data on the representation of women and diverse individuals in leadership roles and highlight programs and efforts to increase diversity among leaders. Building on institutional examples shared by the panelists, we will engage in a discussion to identify new strategies to increase diversity among leaders in academic pediatrics.
Presenter: Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH – Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and the University of California San Francisco
Presenter: David Acosta, MD – Association of American Medical Colleges
Presenter: Nancy D. Spector, MD – Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine and Drexel University College of Medicine
Presenter: Leslie Walker-Harding, MD – University of Washington
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