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The 4th🗞️of the #GenderEquity series I had the privilege to lead w ⭐️#WomenInGI⭐️ is out
@LancetGastroHep doi.org/10.1016/S2468-…
🎯Closing the #GenderGap in #GILeadership: The need for effective & comprehensive #Allyship @SiwanTG @AmyOxentenkoMD
A🧵& a 📣to action
The 4th🗞️of the #GenderEquity series I had the privilege to lead w ⭐️#WomenInGI⭐️ is out
@LancetGastroHep doi.org/10.1016/S2468-…
🎯Closing the #GenderGap in #GILeadership: The need for effective & comprehensive #Allyship @SiwanTG @AmyOxentenkoMD
A🧵& a 📣to action
1/ Let’s talk numbers #GenderDisparity in #GILeadership
#WomenInGI make up
⚠️19% of fellowship PD or Division chair
⚠️20% of Editorial boards of journals
⚠️5 or less Presidents of 🇺🇸 #GI societies founded >70 yrs; @BritSocGastro founded in 1937 had 2 & @my_ueg (‘1992) one
#WomenInGI make up
⚠️19% of fellowship PD or Division chair
⚠️20% of Editorial boards of journals
⚠️5 or less Presidents of 🇺🇸 #GI societies founded >70 yrs; @BritSocGastro founded in 1937 had 2 & @my_ueg (‘1992) one
2/#GenderDisparity in #GILeadership
It’s not a pipeline🚰 issue
🧑🏼⚕️👩🏽⚕️Make up
🔺50% med students
🔺33% #GIFellows
🔺40% of graduating🧑🏼⚕️👩🏽⚕️ enter academia
⬆️ # of women in GI is not enough to close the gap
💎#Allyship from women leaders,men, institutions & self-promotion is needed
It’s not a pipeline🚰 issue
🧑🏼⚕️👩🏽⚕️Make up
🔺50% med students
🔺33% #GIFellows
🔺40% of graduating🧑🏼⚕️👩🏽⚕️ enter academia
⬆️ # of women in GI is not enough to close the gap
💎#Allyship from women leaders,men, institutions & self-promotion is needed
Are you interested in #GIFellowship?
Hear from PDs & #GIFellows
✅ Application pearls
✅ LORs
✅ Tips forPersonal Statement
✅ Interviews
Who should attend?
🎯 Prospective applicants
🎯 Anyone who mentors residents
👉 gi.org/ACGVGR
To warm up before this-a 🧵below:
Hear from PDs & #GIFellows
✅ Application pearls
✅ LORs
✅ Tips forPersonal Statement
✅ Interviews
Who should attend?
🎯 Prospective applicants
🎯 Anyone who mentors residents
👉 gi.org/ACGVGR
To warm up before this-a 🧵below:
1/16)To start, learn perspective of #GIFellows of what makes one a competitive applicant. Part I of this series covers:
✳️ Deciding on a career in #GI
✳️ Self assessment
✳️ Finding mentors
✳️ Scholarly work
All authors were fellows at time of this 📜
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.100…
✳️ Deciding on a career in #GI
✳️ Self assessment
✳️ Finding mentors
✳️ Scholarly work
All authors were fellows at time of this 📜
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.100…
2/16) In part II of this series from above, it covers:
👉 Building your resume
👉 Building your brand
👉 Issues pertaining to minorities / #WomenInMedicine
👉 LORs
👉 Personal Statement
👉 Where to apply
👉 Interviews
👉 What happens if you dont match
📎 link.springer.com/article/10.100…
👉 Building your resume
👉 Building your brand
👉 Issues pertaining to minorities / #WomenInMedicine
👉 LORs
👉 Personal Statement
👉 Where to apply
👉 Interviews
👉 What happens if you dont match
📎 link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Addressing gender in GI, important catalysts for change: open communication b/w attendings & fellows about comfort w/ physical contact when teaching endoscopy, equal representation of M/F endosocpists in industry and new device marketing #WIM #WomenInGI sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
More visible presence of women in conference leadership- research shows female conference attendees are better engaged and more encouraged to ask questions when speaker or panelist is a woman
Recognizing signs of sexual harassment and unprofessional behavior and taking steps to stop them including inappropriate jokes and innuendoes. Nearly half of US trainees in procedural field report experiencing harassement during training.
In honor of #WomenInMedicine month I want to start a thread acknowledging all the amazing #WomeninGI & invite them to a discussion:
What is one bias about being a woman in this field that frustrates you? How do you overcome it? What do you wish patients and male colleagues knew?
What is one bias about being a woman in this field that frustrates you? How do you overcome it? What do you wish patients and male colleagues knew?
