Description
During the past decades, the participation of women in leadership positions has increased dramatically. However, this encouraging influx has not been accompanied by equality for male and female in terms of leadership roles and salaries. OBJECTIVES: Our sessions offer a contribute to the exploration about the motivations of persistence of gender gap in psychiatry, despite current changes. METHODS: This symposium is based on 3 female psychiatrists who are leaders in academia, research and industry. The themes include the participants ' experiences in their advancement, the evidence of a persistence of horizontal segregation, the difficult to find a work-life balance and the effects of this difficult on the female physicians' health. They each share their experiences, perspectives, struggles, and lessons learned, either from the perspective of being an emerging or underserved/underrepresented female leader, of being a mid-to-senior level female leader, or of being a thought leader or researcher in this field. The participants will be: Maria Rueda-Lara, M.D., Medical Director of Psycho-Oncology, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine. Ruby Castilla MD, Dr.Ph who is the director of Clinical research for Neuroscience at Janssen and President of WARMI Mental Health; Women in Quechua-Aymara - WARMI is a mental health community and collaborative network of mental health professionals working to improve mental health for women. Tatiana Falcone – MD- MPH Child Psychiatrist/ CL Director of Project IMPACTT, and now PI in 4 other grants, one with SAMHSA, one with NIMH, one with the NIH (Epilepsy center of excellence). Esperanza Diaz MD, Professor of Psychiatry; Medical Director Hispanic Clinic and Latino Behavioral Health System; Associate Director Psychiatry Residency Program and Simon Bolivar recipient – who will be the discussant. RESULTS: Our speakers confirmed a persistence of gender issues in the medical/psychiatry world, which disadvantages women in their career choices and in their hierarchical advancement and which appears in the form of invisible barriers impregnated of stereotypes and prejudices that are taken for granted by many men and women, especially those who have the power; these barriers make the female doctors 'health more vulnerable to the event of work-related stress. CONCLUSIONS: Barriers to female physician advancement in psychiatry include unconscious sex and/or gender biases limiting opportunities and affecting work evaluations and receiving less institutional support than their male counterparts. Gender differences support a call to adopt a more systematic approach to promoting equitable opportunities for women in psychiatry.
Format
Recorded webinar.
This content was recorded during the APA 2023 Annual Meeting.
Learning Objectives
- To recognize the lack of equality for male and female psychiatrists in terms of leadership roles and salaries.
- To provide illustrative examples exploring the persistence of gender gap in psychiatry.
- To understand the current efforts to support the careers of women in psychiatry (junior and senior)
Target Audience
Residents/Fellows, Psychiatrists, Psychologists
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.5 hours
Program Start Date: May 1, 2025
Program End Date: May 1, 2028
How to Earn Credit
Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may do so after completing all sections of the course including the evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (non-physicians) showing the completion date and hours earned.
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the American Psychiatric Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The APA designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
The American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers or others — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Instructors
- Ruby Castilla Puentes, MD, DrPH, MBA, FAPA
- Tatiana Falcone, MD
- Maria Rueda-Lara, MD
- Esperanza Diaz, MD
Planners
- Vishal Madaan, MD, Chief of Education and Deputy Medical Director at the American Psychiatric Association.
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