Representation of Women Among Cardiology Grand Rounds Speakers in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Women are underrepresented in leadership positions in cardiology. Institutional grand rounds (GR) are platforms through which faculty can gain professional exposure and access to career development opportunities. The gender diversity of invited cardiology GR speakers has not been investigated.

Objective

To examine the representation of women among cardiology GR speakers in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study reviewed all 626 internal medicine residency training program websites in the American Medical Association's FRIEDA directory to identify publicly available records of cardiology GR. Grand rounds from September 1997 through December 2022 were included; GR with more than 1 speaker and trainee-led case conferenc

SUBMITTER: DeFilippis EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904703 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature