Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Sep;31(9):944-952. doi: 10.1111/pan.14247. Epub 2021 Jul 16.
The Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative in the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia was established to support women's efforts to achieve promotion, leadership positions, and equity in pediatric anesthesiology through coaching, mentoring, sponsorship, and networking. Career advancement relies on the establishment of mentoring relationships within institutions and at regional and national levels. Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, networking was primarily conducted at large national meetings.
When national meetings were canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative sought to reduce networking barriers by creating a pilot program called "Grow and Advance through Intentional Networking" (GAIN).
MATERIALS & METHODS: Monthly 1-h virtual GAIN sessions were developed based on topics requested by the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative members. Faculty facilitated psychologically safe small-group discussions to maximize engagement.
We present an overview of our pilot GAIN program, which has been well received by the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative members and met with continuous demand for more sessions.
Professional networking is critical for career advancement and for developing and maintaining a sense of community and well-being. Early- and mid-career physicians depend on these relationships to facilitate academic productivity and promotion.
Programs like the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative GAIN are critical for advancing our specialty and supporting the well-being of pediatric anesthesiologists. GAIN addresses barriers to professional networking, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.
为了支持女性在儿科麻醉领域中实现晋升、领导职位和平等，社会儿科麻醉学会成立了女性赋权和领导力倡议，通过指导、指导、赞助和网络联系来支持女性的努力。职业发展依赖于在机构内部以及在地区和国家层面建立指导关系。在 SARS-CoV-2（COVID-19）大流行之前，网络主要是在大型全国会议上进行的。
当 COVID-19 大流行取消了全国会议时，女性赋权和领导力倡议通过创建一个名为“通过有意网络联系成长和进步”（GAIN）的试点计划来试图减少网络联系障碍。
每月进行 1 小时的虚拟 GAIN 会议，根据女性赋权和领导力倡议成员提出的主题进行开发。教师们促进了心理安全的小组讨论，以最大限度地提高参与度。
我们介绍了我们的试点 GAIN 计划的概述，该计划得到了女性赋权和领导力倡议成员的好评，并不断要求增加更多的会议。
专业网络联系对于职业发展以及发展和维护社区感和幸福感至关重要。早期和中期职业生涯的医生依赖这些关系来促进学术生产力和晋升。
像女性赋权和领导力倡议 GAIN 这样的计划对于推进我们的专业领域和支持儿科麻醉医生的福祉至关重要。GAIN 解决了专业网络联系的障碍，包括在 COVID-19 大流行期间。
