Women in Academic Pathology: Pathways to Department Chair

The Association of Pathology Chairs, an organization of American and Canadian academic pathology departments, has a record percent of women department chairs in its ranks (31%), although still not representative of the percent of women pathology faculty (43%). These women chairs were surveyed to det...

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Main Authors:	Mary F. Lipscomb MD, David N. Bailey MD, Lydia P. Howell MD, Rebecca Johnson MD, Nancy Joste MD, Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD, Priscilla Markwood CAE, Vivian W. Pinn MD, Deborah Powell MD, MarieAnn Thornburg MBA, FACMPE, Dani S. Zander MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2021-04-01
Series:	Academic Pathology
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/23742895211010322

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spelling	doaj-fcdafbbebb3648478687daf921c957d42021-05-07T22:04:58ZengSAGE PublishingAcademic Pathology2374-28952021-04-01810.1177/23742895211010322Women in Academic Pathology: Pathways to Department ChairMary F. Lipscomb MD0David N. Bailey MD1Lydia P. Howell MD2Rebecca Johnson MD3Nancy Joste MD4Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD5Priscilla Markwood CAE6Vivian W. Pinn MD7Deborah Powell MD8MarieAnn Thornburg MBA, FACMPE9Dani S. Zander MD10 Department of Pathology, , Albuquerque, NM, USA Department of Pathology, , La Jolla, CA, USA Department of Pathology, , Sacramento, CA, USA American Board of Pathology, Tampa, FL, USA Department of Pathology, , Albuquerque, NM, USA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA Association of Pathology Chairs, Wilmington, DE, USA National Institutes of Health (retired), Washington, DC, USA Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Posada Consulting Inc., Santa Fe, NM, USA Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, OH, USAThe Association of Pathology Chairs, an organization of American and Canadian academic pathology departments, has a record percent of women department chairs in its ranks (31%), although still not representative of the percent of women pathology faculty (43%). These women chairs were surveyed to determine what had impeded and what had facilitated their academic advancement before becoming chairs. The 2 most frequently identified impediments to their career advancement were heavy clinical loads and the lack of time, training, and/or funding to pursue research. Related to the second impediment, only one respondent became chair of a department which was in a top 25 National Institutes of Health–sponsored research medical school. Eighty-nine percent of respondents said that they had experienced gender bias during their careers in pathology, and 31% identified gender bias as an important impediment to advancement. The top facilitator of career advancement before becoming chairs was a supportive family. Strikingly, 98% of respondents have a spouse or partner, 75% have children, and 38% had children younger than 18 when becoming chairs. Additional top facilitators were opportunities to attend national meetings and opportunities to participate in leadership. Previous leadership experiences included directing a clinical service, a residency training program, and/or a medical student education program. These results suggest important ways to increase the success of women in academic pathology and increasing the percent of women department chairs, including supporting a family life and providing time, encouragement and resources for research, attending national meetings, and taking on departmental leadership positions.https://doi.org/10.1177/23742895211010322
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author	Mary F. Lipscomb MD David N. Bailey MD Lydia P. Howell MD Rebecca Johnson MD Nancy Joste MD Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD Priscilla Markwood CAE Vivian W. Pinn MD Deborah Powell MD MarieAnn Thornburg MBA, FACMPE Dani S. Zander MD
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author_facet	Mary F. Lipscomb MD David N. Bailey MD Lydia P. Howell MD Rebecca Johnson MD Nancy Joste MD Debra G. B. Leonard MD, PhD Priscilla Markwood CAE Vivian W. Pinn MD Deborah Powell MD MarieAnn Thornburg MBA, FACMPE Dani S. Zander MD
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title	Women in Academic Pathology: Pathways to Department Chair
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description	The Association of Pathology Chairs, an organization of American and Canadian academic pathology departments, has a record percent of women department chairs in its ranks (31%), although still not representative of the percent of women pathology faculty (43%). These women chairs were surveyed to determine what had impeded and what had facilitated their academic advancement before becoming chairs. The 2 most frequently identified impediments to their career advancement were heavy clinical loads and the lack of time, training, and/or funding to pursue research. Related to the second impediment, only one respondent became chair of a department which was in a top 25 National Institutes of Health–sponsored research medical school. Eighty-nine percent of respondents said that they had experienced gender bias during their careers in pathology, and 31% identified gender bias as an important impediment to advancement. The top facilitator of career advancement before becoming chairs was a supportive family. Strikingly, 98% of respondents have a spouse or partner, 75% have children, and 38% had children younger than 18 when becoming chairs. Additional top facilitators were opportunities to attend national meetings and opportunities to participate in leadership. Previous leadership experiences included directing a clinical service, a residency training program, and/or a medical student education program. These results suggest important ways to increase the success of women in academic pathology and increasing the percent of women department chairs, including supporting a family life and providing time, encouragement and resources for research, attending national meetings, and taking on departmental leadership positions.
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