RESUMO
Women comprise more than one third of the active physician workforce, an estimated 46% of all physicians-in-training, and more than half of all medical students in the United States. Although progress has been made toward gender diversity in the physician workforce, disparities in compensation exist and inequities have contributed to a disproportionately low number of female physicians achieving academic advancement and serving in leadership positions. Women in medicine face other challenges, including a lack of mentors, discrimination, gender bias, cultural environment of the workplace, imposter syndrome, and the need for better work-life integration. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians summarizes the unique challenges female physicians face over the course of their careers and provides recommendations to improve gender equity and ensure that the full potential of female physicians is realized.
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Mobilidade Ocupacional , Médicas/economia , Salários e Benefícios , Sexismo , Sucesso Acadêmico , Feminino , Humanos , Liderança , Masculino , Mentores , Cultura Organizacional , Médicas/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudantes de Medicina/estatística & dados numéricos , Estados Unidos , Equilíbrio Trabalho-VidaRESUMO
In this position paper, the American College of Physicians (ACP) examines the challenges women face in the U.S. health care system across their lifespans, including access to care; sex- and gender-specific health issues; variation in health outcomes compared with men; underrepresentation in research studies; and public policies that affect women, their families, and society. ACP puts forward several recommendations focused on policies that will improve the health outcomes of women and ensure a health care system that supports the needs of women and their families over the course of their lifespans.
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Política de Saúde , Saúde da Mulher , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Anticoncepção , Violência Doméstica , Licença para Cuidar de Pessoa da Família , Feminino , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Política Organizacional , Serviços de Saúde Reprodutiva , Delitos Sexuais , Sociedades Médicas , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Social determinants of health are nonmedical factors that can affect a person's overall health and health outcomes. Where a person is born and the social conditions they are born into can affect their risk factors for premature death and their life expectancy. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians acknowledges the role of social determinants in health, examines the complexities associated with them, and offers recommendations on better integration of social determinants into the health care system while highlighting the need to address systemic issues hindering health equity.