Sharma Garima, Lewis Sandra, Singh Toniya, Mehta Laxmi S, Mieres Jennifer, Poppas Athena, Harrington Robert, Piña Ileana L, Volgman Annabelle Santos, Aggarwal Niti R
Division of Cardiology, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Legacy Medical Group Cardiology, Portland, Oregon, USA.
CJC Open. 2021 Aug 2;3(12 Suppl):S95-S101. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.07.015. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Women in cardiology (WIC) sections have emerged as important leadership, career development, and advocacy forums for female cardiologists. Over the past 3 decades, they have grown from small groups to large sections within volunteer science organizations. In addition to providing a sense of community and promulgating the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, the WIC sections have contributed to improving workplace culture and dynamics by generating evidence-based and actionable data, fostering leadership by and scientific enrichment of women, developing task forces and health policy documents targeted toward reduction of burnout and bias in medicine, and providing a platform to voice the unique challenges and opportunities of female cardiologists. The future holds great promise, as the WIC sections continue to play a pivotal role by being intentional, transparent, iterative, and sustainable, and working with important stakeholders, including men, to share data, best practices, and strategies to create and maintain a culture of equity and achieve its core principles.
心脏病学领域的女性（WIC）部门已成为女性心脏病专家重要的领导力、职业发展和倡导论坛。在过去30年里，它们已从志愿者科学组织中的小团体发展成为大型部门。除了提供社区感并宣扬多元化、公平、包容和归属感的原则外，WIC部门还通过生成基于证据且可付诸行动的数据，促进女性的领导力和科学素养提升，组建专门小组并制定旨在减少医学领域倦怠和偏见的健康政策文件，以及提供一个平台来表达女性心脏病专家面临的独特挑战和机遇，为改善工作场所文化和动态做出了贡献。随着WIC部门继续通过保持有针对性、透明、迭代和可持续的方式，并与包括男性在内的重要利益相关者合作，分享数据、最佳实践和策略，以创造和维护公平文化并实现其核心原则，未来充满希望。
