Is medical school culture conducive to women's academic success? a survey on faculty perceptions and experiences of gender equity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In academic medicine, the lack of gender equity hinders the career progression of women academics. This can often affect scientific productivity and widen the gender gap that exists in this field. As such, this study aimed to understand how full-time faculty members in academic medicine perceive the climate for women academics and identify target areas for interventions supporting gender equity.

Methods

This study adopted an embedded mixed-methods design. Data collection was done from November 2022 to January 2023, at the National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Medicine. The participants comprised academic clinicians and non-clinician faculty members who were either currently employed full-time at the NUS School of Medicine or had recently resigned. They

SUBMITTER: Shorey S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653761 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature