In 2018, for the first time, the majority of students entering medical school were women.^[1] However, female mentors in leadership positions in academic medicine are still in the minority.

In its most recent report on this disparity, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) notes that, although the overall percentage of women serving in full-time faculty positions has risen since 2009, women comprise a majority of faculty only at the instructor rank.

Behind the female leadership disparity

“This isn’t a pipeline issue,” said Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, an endowed professor and the vice chair of strategy, department of anesthesiology, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in an interview with the AAMC.^[3] She pointed out that it is, instead, “a lack of intentional effort to recruit and hire women for leadership positions,” noting that providing adequate support for women in leadership after recruitment is just as important to ensure their success.

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