Jaime D Lewis, Kathleen E Fane, Angela M Ingraham, Ayesha Khan, Anne M Mills, Susan C Pitt, Danielle Ramo, Roseann I Wu, Susan M Pollart
The number of women entering medical school and careers in science is increasing; however, women remain the minority of those in senior faculty and leadership positions. Barriers contributing to the shortage of women in academics and academic leadership are numerous, including a shortage of role models and mentors. Thus, achieving equity in a timelier manner will require more than encouraging women to pursue these fields of study or waiting long enough for those in the pipelines to be promoted. Social media provides new ways to connect and augments traditional forms of communication...
July 23, 2018: JMIR Medical Education