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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 6/2018

21.03.2018 | Perspective

Eliminating Gender-Based Bias in Academic Medicine: More Than Naming the “Elephant in the Room”

verfasst von: Anna U. Morgan, MD, MSc, MSHP, Krisda H. Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP, Gary E. Weissman, MD, MSHP, Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 6/2018

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Abstract

Gender-based discrimination and bias are widespread in professional settings, including academic medicine. Overt manifestations such as sexual harassment have long been identified but attention is only more recently turning towards subtler forms of bias, including inequity in promotion and compensation. Barriers to progress vary across institutions and include lack of awareness, inadequate training, poor informational transparency, and challenging power dynamics. We propose five solutions that the academic medical community can adopt to not only name, but also address, gender-based bias as the proverbial elephant in the room: definitively identify the systemic nature of the problem, prompt those with influence and power to advance a culture of equity, broadly incorporate evidence-based explicit anti-sexist training, increase transparency of information related to professional development and compensation, and use robust research methods to study the drivers and potential solutions of gender inequity within academic medicine. While implementing these proposals is no small task, doing so is an important step in helping the academic medical community become more just.
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Metadaten
Titel
Eliminating Gender-Based Bias in Academic Medicine: More Than Naming the “Elephant in the Room”
verfasst von
Anna U. Morgan, MD, MSc, MSHP
Krisda H. Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP
Gary E. Weissman, MD, MSHP
Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc
Publikationsdatum
21.03.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4411-0

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