Gender Distribution in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Leadership

J Hosp Med. 2021 Jan;16(1):31-33. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3555.

Abstract

Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM), a field early in its development and with a robust pipeline of women, is in a unique position to lead the way in gender equity. We describe the proportion of women in divisional and fellowship leadership positions at university-based PHM programs (n = 142). When compared with the PHM field at large, women appear to be underrepresented as PHM division/program leaders (70% vs 55%; P< .001) but not as fellowship directors (70% vs 66%; P > .05). Women appear proportionally represented in associate/assistant leadership roles when compared with the distribution of the PHM field at large. Tracking these trends overtime is essential to advancing the field.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Female
  • Hospital Medicine*
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Leadership*