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Editorial
. 2020 Dec:68:291-294.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.08.016. Epub 2020 Aug 28.

Challenges faced by women in radiology during the pandemic - A summary of the AAWR Women's Caucus at the ACR 2020 annual meeting

Shadi A Esfahani  1 , Anna Lee  2 , Jiun-Yiing Hu  3 , Maria Kelly  4 , Kirti Magudia  5 , Catherine Everett  6 , Margaret Szabunio  7 , Susan Ackerman  8 , Lucy B Spalluto  9
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Editorial

Challenges faced by women in radiology during the pandemic - A summary of the AAWR Women's Caucus at the ACR 2020 annual meeting

Shadi A Esfahani et al. Clin Imaging. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered the professional and personal lives of radiologists and radiation oncologists. This article summarizes the 2020 American Association for Women in Radiology (AAWR) Women's Caucus at the American College of Radiology (ACR) Annual Meeting. The caucus focused on the major challenges that women in radiology have faced during the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Gender equity; Pandemic; Women in radiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Drs. SAE, AL, CE, SA and LBS serve on the executive committee of American Association for Women in Radiology (AAWR).

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