“Celebrating the Achievement of Women in Radiology” is a project of the Association
of Program Directors in Radiology Diversity Committee and was presented at the 2019
AUR 67th Annual Meeting. It was patterned from project by our Cardiology colleagues
which was shared on Twitter and featured the many accomplishments of their women.
As we move towards a more diverse and inclusive House of Radiology, we honor our women.
Currently, women represent only 27% of radiologists [
[1]
]. The number of women only dwindles further as we look at leadership roles. According
to the AAMC data base, only 36 of the 214 (17%) Radiology Department chairs in the
United States are women [
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Graduate medical education data resource book. ACGME website. www.acgme.org/acgmeweb/tabid/259/Publications/GraduateMedicalEducationDataResourceBook.aspx. Published 2014. [Accessed October 29, 2019].
[2]
]. The goal is for this timeline to be posted in every Radiology department across
the country so that women medical student, residents, and fellows can see that despite
being the minority in Radiology, they can do great things as evident by the women
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Further Reading
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- Outstanding Researcher Award.([Accessed September 13, 2019])
Article Info
Publication History
Published online: November 27, 2019
Accepted:
November 13,
2019
Received in revised form:
November 12,
2019
Received:
September 20,
2019
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