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The Alfred Intensive Care Academic Centre

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Here to chair: Gender differences in the path to leadership

SheMD

Today, we will be discussing the article entitled, Here to chair: Gender differences in the path to leadership. Though women make up almost half of all United States medical school classes, they are significantly less likely to have leadership positions in medicine. 80% of department chair roles in academic medicine are held by men.

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Re-Engineering Flow in an Academic Emergency Department

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But inside these charming historic walls is a research-driven, quaternary-care, academic, medical center. Though they were managing the boarding of admitted ED patients better than many academic medical centers, the increasing boarding burden on top of the surge in daily volume created an urgent need to restructure the ED flow.

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SGEM #425: Are You Ready for This? Pediatric Readiness of Emergency Departments

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

She has held leadership positions with state and national professional organizations to promote high quality emergency care for children. One of the key motivations was the recognition that we needed to get out of the ivory towers of academic pediatric emergency medicine centers as most children are cared for outside of academic centers.

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SGEM#352: Amendment – Addressing Gender Inequities in Academic Emergency Medicine

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Addressing gender inequities: Creation of a multi-institutional consortium of women physicians in academic emergency medicine. Addressing gender inequities: Creation of a multi-institutional consortium of women physicians in academic emergency medicine. Women are under-represented in leadership positions [1-3].

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Medical School Application Letters of Recommendation

SheMD

Some of the interview information may not be relevant during the 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 academic years. We typically recommend medical school applicants to get letters of recommendation from: 2 professors who taught you in science courses, 1 professor who taught you in a non-science course, and 1 non-academic mentor who knows you well.

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Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter in Medical Education

ACEP Now

Furthermore, the importance of DEI in medical education goes beyond academic discussions. Kendall is the chief of clinician engagement at US Acute Care Solutions and has 15 years of emergency department leadership experience. References Alsan M, Garrick O, Graziani G. Does diversity matter for health?