Gender Inequity in Institutional Leadership Roles in US Academic Medical Centers: A Systematic Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Academic medical centers have focused their efforts on promoting gender equity in recent years, but the positive outcomes associated with those efforts remain to be seen in recruiting and retaining diverse institutional leadership.

Objective

To evaluate the current state of gender inequity in institutional leadership roles, such as deans, department chairs, and residency and fellowship program directors, at US academic medical centers.

Evidence review

A search for articles published from January 1, 2019, to August 5, 2022, on gender inequity in institutional leadership roles at academic medical centers was performed using the PubMed, CINAHL, and ERIC databases. Studies were screened for inclusion by sets of 2 independent reviewers (with disagreements resolv

SUBMITTER: Levy MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11971677 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature