An Impromptu Group Conversation With Women in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Collectively written by Allison Jordan, Katie Harmoney, SarahScott Dietz, Jeanette Ross, Emily Hahn, Meredith MacMartin, Christian Sinclair, Rachel ThienprayoonWaking up today February 3rd, I (Christian) saw a discussion on our Facebook private messages for the Pallimed page about what we should post for National Women Physician Day (which is held on February 3rd the birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell, the birthday of the first US woman physician.) Jeanette hadfound the 2016 Pallimed post written by Meredith MacMartin and we posted that, but then I thought it would be great to write some fresh content on this new celebration. So I jumped over to Twitter and reached out to a handful of female colleagues on a direct group message and asked my co-authors above:My first thought was, “let’s use the reach of Pallimed and social media to amplify women’s voices on this commemorative day!” As soon as I sent the DM I realized, maybe this wasn’t the wonderful idea I initially thought.Oh my gosh …the horrible realization hit me …I was asking women peers to do work …on a weekend …with no notice …on a day focused on the challenges and accomplishments of being a woman in medicine …challenges often from the results of a historical and current male-dominated workplace...and I am a man.Thankfully they didn ’t point this out to me, but what followed was a really fantastic conversation that Katie noted: “We could publish this thread!” So we organized and streamlined some...
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