Hoyer Amanda, Randolph Amber, Syed Misha F, Afkhamnejad Elahhe, Mirza Rukhsana G
Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
J Acad Ophthalmol (2017). 2023 Jan 13;15(1):e1-e7. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1760206. eCollection 2023 Jan.
The aim of this study is to identify and characterize women professors in ophthalmology to enhance professional development and equity of women in academic ophthalmology. Cross-sectional descriptive survey study. Participants in the survey were women in ophthalmology departments who have obtained full professor rank at their respective institutions. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from an electronic survey of women ophthalmologists and researchers who had obtained full professorship rank in ophthalmology. The survey included questions about degree obtained, training path, fellowship, length and trajectory of academic career, family or medical leave participation, previous positions, and mentorship involvement. Statistical comparisons were made based on response. Survey responses to questions pertaining to three domains: education and training, academic career, and mentorship. Women that obtained the professor title within ophthalmology largely held Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees, were more likely to have completed fellowship training, and on average took 11 to 15 years to obtain the full professor title. The participants held a variety of other positions and titles throughout their academic careers. The vast majority of women reported having between 1 and 3 mentors during their careers with the majority also noting they currently participate in mentoring programs. Surveys were completed by 62 (30% response rate) women full professors of ophthalmology. The experiences women have along the academic path to professorship are described in this survey and can help to inform junior faculty. Literature review highlights the importance of mentorship for work productivity, retention, and promotion within academic medicine which is an element seen in the vast majority of our participants' career paths. Guided by the identification of women professors within departments of ophthalmology and characterization of their experiences, a new initiative called Women Professors of Ophthalmology was formed under the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology's organizational structure in 2021. This group that is tailored for women professors of ophthalmology to foster peer mentorship and guidance is poised to increase the retention and promotion of women in academic ophthalmology.
本研究的目的是识别和描述眼科女教授，以促进学术眼科领域女性的职业发展和平等。横断面描述性调查研究。调查参与者为在各自机构获得正教授职称的眼科女性。采用对获得眼科正教授职称的女性眼科医生和研究人员进行电子调查的数据进行横断面研究。该调查包括有关获得的学位、培训路径、进修、学术生涯的时长和轨迹、家庭或病假参与情况、以前的职位以及导师参与情况等问题。根据回复进行统计比较。对与三个领域相关问题的调查回复：教育与培训、学术生涯和导师指导。在眼科获得教授职称的女性大多拥有医学博士/整骨医学博士学位，更有可能完成进修培训，平均需要11至15年才能获得正教授职称。参与者在其学术生涯中担任过各种其他职位和头衔。绝大多数女性报告在其职业生涯中有1至3名导师，大多数人还指出她们目前参与导师指导项目。62名（回复率30%）眼科正教授女性完成了调查。本调查描述了女性在通往教授职称的学术道路上的经历，可为初级教员提供参考。文献综述强调了导师指导对学术医学领域工作效率、留任和晋升的重要性，这是我们绝大多数参与者职业道路中的一个要素。在识别眼科各部门的女教授并描述她们的经历的基础上，2021年在眼科大学教授协会的组织结构下成立了一个名为“眼科女教授”的新倡议组织。这个为眼科女教授量身定制的组织旨在促进同行之间的指导和引导，有望提高学术眼科领域女性的留任率和晋升率。
