Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Jul 15;57(1):147-52. doi: 10.1002/pbc.22977. Epub 2011 Jan 31.
Diversity is necessary for the survival and success of both biological and social systems including societies. There is a lack of diversity, particularly the proportion of women and minorities in leadership positions, within medicine [Leadley. AAMC 2009. Steinecke and Terrell. Acad Med 2010;85:236-245]. In 2009 a group of ASPHO members recognized the need to support the career advancement of women and minority members. This article reports the results of a survey designed to characterize the comparative career pathway experience of women and minority ASPHO members.
A group of ASPHO members modified a published Faculty Worklife survey [Pribbenow et al. High Educ Policy 2010;23:17-38] for use by Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologists (PHOs). A link to an online version of the survey was sent to all ASPHO members.
Of 1,228 ASPHO members polled, 213 responded (17%). Women and minority PHOs reported less satisfaction than their counterparts on 70 of the 90 issues addressed in the survey including the hiring process, access to resources as well as integration and satisfaction with their organizations. Women also expressed greater dissatisfaction with issues of work-life balance, support for family obligations and personal health.
The current literature suggests that there are significant disparities in career opportunities, compensation and satisfaction for women compared to men and minority compared to majority faculty in academic medicine [Nivet. J Vasc Surg 2010;51:53S-58S; Peterson et al. J Gen Intern Med 2004;19:259-265; DesRoches et al. Acad Med 2010;85:631-639; Castillo-Page. AAMC 2008]. Our data, derived from a survey of ASPHO members, suggests that this holds true for PHOs as well.
多样性对于生物和社会系统（包括社会）的生存和成功都是必要的。医学领域中，领导层中的女性和少数族裔比例尤其缺乏多样性[Leadley. AAMC 2009. Steinecke and Terrell. Acad Med 2010;85:236-245]。2009 年，一群 ASPHO 成员认识到需要支持女性和少数族裔成员的职业发展。本文报告了一项旨在描绘女性和少数族裔 ASPHO 成员相对职业发展道路经历的调查结果。
一组 ASPHO 成员修改了一份已发表的 Faculty Worklife 调查[Pribbenow 等人。高等教育政策 2010;23:17-38]，供儿科血液肿瘤学家（PHOs）使用。向所有 ASPHO 成员发送了在线调查链接。
在接受调查的 1228 名 ASPHO 成员中，有 213 人（17%）做出了回应。在调查中涉及的 90 个问题中，女性和少数族裔 PHO 报告的满意度低于其同行，包括招聘过程、获取资源以及对组织的融入和满意度。女性还对工作-生活平衡、家庭义务支持和个人健康等问题表示更大的不满。
目前的文献表明，与男性相比，女性在学术医学领域的职业机会、薪酬和满意度方面存在显著差距，与多数族裔相比，少数族裔也存在差距[Nivet. J Vasc Surg 2010;51:53S-58S; Peterson 等人。J Gen Intern Med 2004;19:259-265; DesRoches 等人。Acad Med 2010;85:631-639; Castillo-Page. AAMC 2008]。我们从 ASPHO 成员调查中获得的数据表明，这同样适用于 PHOs。
