Pompili Cecilia, Brüls Annette, Elswick Emily, Masschelein Kate, Backhus Leah
University of Leeds, Section of Patient Centred Outcomes Research, Leeds Institute for Medical Research at St James's, Leeds, UK.
Medela AG, Baar, Switzerland.
J Thorac Dis. 2021 Jan;13(1):485-491. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2020-wts-02.
Medical technology has led to important achievements in surgery as minimally invasive techniques have expanded over the past several years. These innovations have changed the dynamic between industry and surgeons towards a more collaboration relationship forming partnerships important to surgical advancement and technical training opportunities. On this backdrop of transformation is growing awareness of the gender disparity that exists within the thoracic surgery workforce where we have experienced strikingly little change. At the same time, medicine is not unique with its gender disparity. As we have benefited from important partnerships to create excellence in technical innovation, so too may we benefit from drawing upon some of the successes within the medical industry towards achieving gender equity. This paper highlights examples of female leaders in the medical industry surrounding thoracic surgery, who have demonstrated excellence in the advancement and promotion of female thoracic surgeons through fellowships, mentorships or networking.
在过去几年中，随着微创技术的不断扩展，医疗技术在外科手术领域取得了重要成就。这些创新改变了行业与外科医生之间的动态关系，朝着更具合作性的关系发展，形成了对手术进步和技术培训机会至关重要的伙伴关系。在这种变革的背景下，人们越来越意识到胸外科从业人员中存在的性别差异，而我们在这方面的变化微乎其微。与此同时，医学领域的性别差异并非个例。正如我们从重要的伙伴关系中受益，在技术创新方面追求卓越一样，我们也可以借鉴医疗行业内的一些成功经验来实现性别平等。本文重点介绍了胸外科领域医疗行业中的女性领导者的例子，她们通过奖学金、指导或建立人际关系网，在推进和提升女性胸外科医生方面表现出色。
