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Gender Divide in Healthcare Professions (2017)

Formal and informal separation by gender and how it narrows opportunity and creates barriers to interprofessional collaboration

This symposium explored the roots of gender segregation in healthcare and its impact on individual achievement and care quality. It examined how early socialization and entrenched stereotypes contributed to gendered career paths and pay gaps, particularly within the medical hierarchy. The event addressed barriers to male-female collaboration and emphasized strategies to promote gender diversity, enhance team communication, and improve patient outcomes through more equitable interprofessional collaboration.

Speakers

September 27, 2017, Keynote Speaker & Panelist: Ann V. Bell, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Delaware - "Gender and its Impact on Interprofessional Collaboration"

 

 

September 27, 2017, Plenary Speaker & Panelist: William Cody, RN, PhD, Independent Consultant in Nursing, Healthcare and Leadership - “Gender Segregation in Health Professions: Culture, Privilege & Progress”

 
 
Panel Discussion
  • Panelist: William Cody, RN, PhD, Independent Consultant in Nursing, Healthcare and Leadership
  • Panelist: Roberta Glick, MD
  • Panelist: Patrick T Knott, PhD, PA-C, Professor, Physician Assistant Department, College of Health Professions, RFUMS
  • Panelist: Qeena C. Woodard, DPM, MHPE, FACFAS, FACPM, CWS, Associate Dean of Clinical Experiences, Associate Professor, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, RFUMS
  • Moderator: Lise Eliot, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Executive Chair of Foundational Sciences & Humanities, RFUMS

Video discussion: The Roots and Consequences of Gender Division

  • Panelist: Ann V. Bell, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Delaware
  • Panelist: Sarah S. Garber, PhD, Director of Interprofessional Studies, Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Basic Biomedical Sciences, Foundational Sciences and Humanities, Physiology and Biophysics, College of Health Professions, College of Pharmacy, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Chicago Medical School, RFUMS
  • Panelist: Ariel Katz, MD, Associate Professor and Education Director, Clinical Skills & Clinical Foundations of Medicine, RFUMS
  • Panelist: Wendy Rheault, PT, PhD, FASAHP, FNAP, DipACLM, President and CEO, RFUMS
  • Moderator: Monica Cummings, DMin, Director, Training and Educational Programs, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Student Affairs and Inclusion, RFUMS