Gender Distribution in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Leadership.

Allan, Jessica M; Kim, Juliann L; Ralston, Shawn L; Black, Nicole M Paradise; Blankenburg, Rebecca; Shaughnessy, Erin E; Fromme, H Barrett · J Hosp Med · 2021

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM), a field early in its development and with a robust pipeline of women, is in a unique position to lead the way in gender equity. We describe the proportion of women in divisional and fellowship leadership positions at university-based PHM programs (n = 142). When compared with the PHM field at large, women appear to be underrepresented as PHM division/program leaders (70% vs 55%; P< .001) but not as fellowship directors (70% vs 66%; P > .05). Women appear proportionally represented in associate/assistant leadership roles when compared with the distribution of the PHM field at large. Tracking these trends overtime is essential to advancing the field.

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