Why are women still leaving academic medicine? A qualitative study within a London Medical School

Conclusion The women in our focus group reported several factors contributing to their decision to leave clinical academia, which included lack of mentoring tailored to specific needs, low levels of acceptance for flexible working to help meet parental responsibilities and perceived explicit gender biases. We summarise the multiple targeted strategies that Imperial College London has implemented to promote retention of women in academic medicine, although more research needs to be done to ascertain the most effective interventions.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access, Medical education and training Source Type: research