Trends in Pediatric Chair Sex Distribution and Tenure over Time: A Survey of 714 Pediatric Chairs from the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs

The Board of Directors of the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (AMSPDC) convenes semiannually to discuss issues relevant to the membership of the organization. At the meeting in 2015, members of the Board expressed concerns about whether the proportion of female chairs was growing apace with the increasing number of women in pediatrics and if pressures faced by chairs were leading to a decrease in tenure. As a result, the Board set forth to examine the demographics of pediatric chairs, focusing in particular on sex and tenure, but also more broadly on the specialties of pediatric chairs, internal vs external recruitment, and the reasons for turnover.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - May 22, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Edie Weller, Richard Jacobs, Valerie P. Opipari, Robert W. Wilmott, Gary Fleisher Tags: Notes from the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs, Inc. Source Type: research