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Breaking Barriers: The Journey and Impact of Women in Medicine
Focus Since Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, became the first physician in the U.S. in the mid-1800s, women have been forging their path in the field of medicine. Review laws, policies, and demographic trends that have helped advance women in medicine. Still, the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace and gender discrimination, pay gaps, and the like continue to encumber female physicians. Learn strategies to help create continued cultural change and foster more female leaders in medicine. Topics:
History of women in medicine
Changing landscape
Workplace discrimination
Finding balance
Cultural change
Original Release Date: October, 2010 Reviewed: January 29, 2025 Expiration Date: January 28, 2028 ACGME/ABMS Competencies This program addresses the following desirable physician attributes: Patient Care and Procedural Skills; Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Professionalism Objectives: Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
Examine factors that contribute to role strain for female physicians;
Evaluate the difference between patient care given by female physicians and male physicians;
Employ strategies to effect cultural change in medicine;
Recognize the behaviors consistent with gender discrimination and harassment, and the ethical conflicts they pose; and
Identify goals to promote leadership of women in medicine.
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