Addressing Barriers to Entry and Retention of Women in Interventional Vascular Specialties With Proposed Solutions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation. 2024 Feb 20. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001210. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRepresentation of women in interventional vascular fields (interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, and vascular surgery) lags behind that in other specialties. With women representing half of all medical school graduates, encouraging parity of women in these fields needs to start in medical school. Barriers to pursuing careers in vascular intervention include insufficient exposure during core clerkships, early mentorship, visibility of women in the field, length of training, lifestyle considerations, work culture and environment, and concerns about radiation exposure. This scientific statement highlights potential solutions for both the real and perceived barriers that women may face in pursuing careers in vascular intervention, including streamlining of training (as both interventional radiology and vascular surgery have done with a resultant increase in percentage of women trainees), standardization of institutional promotion of women in leadership, and professional and industry partnerships for the retention and advancement of women.PMID:38375663 | DOI:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001210

Source: Circulation - February 20, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: S Elissa Altin Mimmie Kwong Naomi M Hamburg Mark A Creager Subhash Banerjee Lola Oladini Marabel D Schneider Jean Marie Ruddy American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on C Source Type: research