Female trailblazers and role models in procedure-based cardiology
| Autor: | Shrilla Banerjee, Natalia Briceno, Paul Hill, Irum Kotadia, Harriet Hurrell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
education Cardiology Columbia university Economic shortage 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Subspecialty Physicians Women 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Gender disparity Academic career Career Choice Interventional cardiology business.industry Mentors United Kingdom Workforce Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Associate professor |
| Zdroj: | Heart. 107:428-429 |
| ISSN: | 1468-201X 1355-6037 |
| Popis: | A recent British Junior Cardiologists Association survey demonstrated gender disparity in procedure-based subspecialties within cardiology in the UK.1 Women form between 4.5% and 7.5% of the interventional cardiology (IC) workforce worldwide2 3 and even fewer in electrophysiology (EP): only 6% of female UK cardiology trainees choose EP.1 Interestingly, female trainees were more likely than males to change their preferred subspecialty during early training, away from intervention and EP, in favour of imaging, heart failure and adult congenital heart disease.4 Common elements identified in feedback from potential female cardiology trainees are the shortage of visible female role models and mentors, and concerns about work-life balance.4 5 In this article, four female cardiologists, who are leaders in their chosen procedure-based specialties, discuss their journeys and give advice to all trainees who may be considering an interventional subspecialty. They were each interviewed by trainees from their chosen subspecialty. Dr Rasha Al-Lamee is one of the few female academic interventional cardiologists (IC), and works at Imperial College, London. She completed most of her cardiology training in London, finishing with an interventional fellowship in Milan, Italy, and then a PhD at Imperial College. Rasha combines being a mother, with a fulltime interventional cardiology practice, in addition to a fulfilling academic career. Dr Shazia Hussain is an IC at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester. In addition to cardiology training at Papworth Hospital, she completed a PhD from King’s College London and was awarded the competitive British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Interventional Fellowship in Toronto. Dr Margaret McEntegart is an IC at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Glasgow and Honorary Associate Professor of Cardiology at the University of Glasgow. She completed much of her training in Scotland, finishing with an Interventional Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Centre, New York. Margaret is a globally … |
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