Jennifer R. Southall

CHICAGO — The way that clinicians are taught to deal with feelings in medicine is complex, according to Jessi Gold, MD, MS. “This is something that I think about all the time as a psychiatrist and as a clinician in the clinic,” Gold, chief wellness officer at University of Tennessee System and associate professor of psychiatry at University of Tennessee Health Science Center,

Career trajectories differed by race and ethnicity among a cohort of “particularly promising” clinician-researchers, with many reporting being likely to leave their current positions in medicine in 2 years, according to survey results. The findings specifically showed that underrepresented race and ethnicity in medicine [URM] faculty reported a higher likelihood of leaving their

A 0.1 full-time equivalent-supported core faculty program led to the most fellows and faculty reporting improvements in job satisfaction and an increased sense of involvement in the fellowship program, according to survey results.The findings, published in Journal of Cancer Education, specifically showed an increase in core faculty involvement in fellowship education and recruitment, researchers

A new study funded by the NIH will assess a novel set of educational interventions around sexual harassment in the biomedical research field and how to incorporate those interventions into practice. The Ending Sexual harassment: Teaching Of Principal investigators (E-STOP) trial is planned to launch in the fall, with a push for recruitment in August, according to Arghavan Salles, MD,

U.S. women medical school deans reported expectations of being more proactive, participating in external leadership development programs and confronting biases during the search process vs. their male counterparts, according to a study.The lack of support received by women may lead to burnout and attrition, which could affect the composition of future generations of medical school deans,

Jul 2, 2024 ... Representation of immigrant and Puerto Rican minority medical graduates has increased in the U.S.; however, they continue to experience ...

Taxane-based chemotherapy appeared safe and effective during pregnancy for young women with breast cancer, according to study results.The findings — presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium — showed a prevalence of maternal and neonatal adverse events comparable to that observed with other chemotherapy agents commonly used during pregnancy.

A Sudarshan Kriya Yoga online program led to significant improvements in wellness and decreased burnout among a cohort of international physicians, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers suggest that Sudarshan Kriya Yoga may be an effective, practical and safe approach to improve physician well-being.

Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on women on a mission. Part 1 can be viewed here. In medical school, Haley Arden Moss, MD, MBA, had the opportunity to work with the Obama Administration when the Affordable Care Act had just passed.

The proportion of female surgeon-scientists increased between 2012 and 2022 but remained underfunded with certain NIH grants compared with their male counterparts, according to study findings published in JAMA Surgery.Of note, researchers observed a significantly higher proportion of female surgeons in the early stages of their careers vs. male surgeons, which may account for the disparity in