Honoring Carol Emmott, PhD: Meet the Fellows Coming to Washington, DC

The statistics are draining. We know that while “women comprise over 75% of the healthcare workforce, only 8% of the top 100 hospitals in the US are led by a female CEO.”  It isn’t just hospitals, of course. All you have to do is look at the numbers across the board (and in board rooms), in venture funding, in pay disparities, and all through-out the health care sector, and it is hard not to be frustrated and outraged. As Disruptive Women in Health Care, we are also driven to action. One of the best ways to drive change is to highlight the great work of others and jump in and collaborate. In that spirit, we will be highlighting a week-long series of blog posts from a remarkable group of women leaders: they are part of the class of 2016-17 Carol Emmott Fellows. I was honored to be named a Woman of Impact (WOI) and through that phenomenal network was introduced by another WOI, Christine Malcolm, to the Carol Emmott Fellowship. CAROL B. EMMOTT, PHD 1946-2015 Carol B. Emmott helped pioneer the significant expansion of the role of women in careers in the health profession. She completed her Ph.D. in Health Policy in 1975 at a time of great transformation in both the health industry and in professional prospects for women. Learn more about Dr. Emmott and the Fellowship project: http://carolemmottfellowship.org/ Carol B. Emmott Fellowship for Emerging Female Health Leaders from Joey Xanders on Vimeo.
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