Overcoming barriers to promotion for women and underrepresented in medicine faculty in academic emergency medicine

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Laura Oh, Emory University; Judith A. Linden, Boston University; Amy Zeidan, Emory University; Bisan Salhi, Emory University; Penelope C. Lema, Columbia University; Ava E. Pierce, Emory University; Andrea L. Greene, University of Texas El Paso; Sandra L. Werner, Case Western Reserve University; Sheryl Heron, Emory University; Michelle Lall, Emory University; John T. Finnell, Indiana University; Nicole Franks, Emory University; Nicole Battaglioli, Emory University; Jordana Haber, University of Nevada; Christopher Sampson, University of Missouri; Jonathan Fisher, University of North Texas; M. Tyson Pillow, Baylor University; Ankur A. Doshi, University of Pittsburgh; Bruce Lo, Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-12-21
• Publisher: Wiley Periodicals LLC
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2021 The Authors. JACEP Open published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American College of Emergency Physicians
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12552
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 6
• Keywords: women; URiM; promotion; minority; underrepresented
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Health Care Management

Abstract

Equity in the promotion of women and underrepresented minorities (URiM) is essential for the advancement of academic emergency medicine and the specialty as a whole. Forward‐thinking healthcare organizations can best position themselves to optimally care for an increasingly diverse patient population and mentor trainees by championing increased diversity in senior faculty ranks, leadership, and governance roles. This article explores several potential solutions to addressing inequities that hinder the advancement of women and URiM faculty. It is intended to complement the recently approved American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) policy statement aimed at overcoming barriers to promotion of women and URiM faculty in academic emergency medicine. This policy statement was jointly released and supported by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), and the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM).