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. 2019 Mar 1;179(3):433-435.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5303.

Analysis of Gender Equity in Leadership of Physician-Focused Medical Specialty Societies, 2008-2017

Julie K Silver  1 , Reem Ghalib  2 , Julie A Poorman  1 , Dana Al-Assi  3 , Sareh Parangi  4 , Hansa Bhargava  5 , Sasha K Shillcutt  6
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Analysis of Gender Equity in Leadership of Physician-Focused Medical Specialty Societies, 2008-2017

Julie K Silver et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines gender equity in the presidential leadership of medical specialty societies over a 10-year period.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Representation of Women Among Presidential Leaders of 39 Major Medical Specialty Societies by Year From 2008 to 2017
Because society membership information generally was not publicly available and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) did not report workforce data in every specialty grouping or every year during the study period, the percentages of women physicians in active practice as reported by the AAMC are only available for 2010 (30.4%), 2013 (32.6%), and 2015 (34.0%). Error bars indicate the 95% CIs for the percentage of women among presidential leaders.
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