Academics Leadership Wellness 
SheMD
MAY 4, 2023
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.
ALiEM
OCTOBER 30, 2023
She likes teaching, but are not sure residency or medical student education leadership is for her. Senior faculty face entirely different challenges; once-sharp clinical skills may have dulled over time, or the academic career hits a dead end – be it through stagnation, boredom, or waning interests.
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SheMD
JULY 30, 2023
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.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 25, 2024
Years ago, I was the target of a twitter mob when I posted my side of an academic debate organized to consider the question: Is it a physician’s professional duty to advocate politically? He describes them well in his post. 1 Though well after the fact since my day job tends to get in the way sometimes.
SheMD
AUGUST 24, 2023
Medical specialty society membership can have an impact on the development of an academic physician’s career through networking, speaking opportunities, and awards. Underrepresentation of female faculty members may be an obstacle to career advancement in academic medicine. Why is this article important? Swiss Med Wkly. 2022.40001.
SheMD
OCTOBER 15, 2023
Yes, I am a woman, yes I am a feminist, yes I am a physician, yes I am in academic leadership for a well-known emergency department… The yes’s are many, but what do I have to say that is so meaningful or useful that people would want to publish it? Well first of all, I didn’t do it in my 20’s, and I didn’t do it in residency.
Taming the SRU
FEBRUARY 24, 2024
Early recognition and prompt treatment is key. non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and IV nitroglycerin infusion have been shown to reduce morbidity (intubation rates, ICU admission) & mortality.
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