A Call for Diversity: Women, Professional Development, and Work Experience in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Ngai, Jennie; Capdeville, Michelle; Sumler, Michele; Oakes, Daryl

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2022.12.002

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“…One notable characteristic of medical doctors in Serbia is the signi cantly higher percentage of women among employed medical doctors compared to men (68% vs. 32%) [39]. Some other authors found additional relations between female physicians and career advancement [40,41]. Also, working in privately owned institutions was positively associated with the score in the communication domain, probably due to the need for better patient-physician communication and higher requirements for higher levels of patient satisfaction in privately owned institutions [42][43][44].…”

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Exploring Factors of Physicians' Preferences for Continuing Medical Education

Mandic,

Bjegovic-Mikanovic,

Bukumiric

et al. 2024

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Background Achieving sustainability in continuing medical education (CME) involves regular assessment of the evolving needs of healthcare professionals and updates in educational content accordingly. The aim of this study was to examine the topics physicians in Serbia consider the most important for their professional development and to analyze the factors associated with different domains of the competencies identified by the physicians Method This cross-sectional study was conducted among 2,625 physicians who are members of the medical chamber in Serbia. Besides similar studies, the Delphi process among medical experts served to create the research instruments, while obtained data were analyzed using factor analysis and robust regression analysis. Results The results pointed to a significant association between the scores in all identified domains (management, clinical practice, communication, public health, essentials and clinical emergency) and female gender. The score in the communication domain was additionally associated with work in privately owned institutions (B=0.563). The scores in the public health domain and the basic medical skills (essentials domain) were additionally associated with age (B=0.077 and B=0.100), work in a primary healthcare institution (B=2.327 and B=2.155) and being a specialist (B=-1.795 and B=-2.901). The score on the clinical emergency domain, besides the female gender, was associated with work in primary health care (B=0.748), being a specialist (B=-1.592) and being a subspecialist (B=-1.023). Conclusion Our results can serve as a guide for developing sustainable CMEs directed to different physician populations. Integrating sustainability into CME is an ongoing and collaborative effort which ensures that CME programs equip medical professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to spearhead the transition towards a more sustainable healthcare system.

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Exploring Factors of Physicians' Preferences for Continuing Medical Education

Mandic,

Bjegovic-Mikanovic,

Bukumiric

et al. 2024

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“…4,5 There have been significant disparities noted in leadership, authorship, speakership, and professorship among WIA, 6,7 and cardiothoracic anesthesiology as a subspecialty is no exception. 8,9 Before 2018, there had been only 2 female presidents of the SCA, and there were noted disparities in committee chairs and speakers at the annual meeting. 10 When women came together in 2018 to establish WICTA, the climate of frustration with the persistent disparities in anesthesiology had already spurred the formation of women's interest groups in the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA), pediatric anesthesiology, 11,12 regional anesthesiology, and pain medicine.…”

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The Women in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Special Interest Group: What Can the Lessons of One Anesthesiology Affinity Group Tell Us About How to Build Impactful Professional Communities?

Methangkool,

Faloye,

Kolarczyk

et al. 2023

Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

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The Women In Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (WICTA), a special interest group of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, has been highly successful in mobilizing WICTA, a historically underrepresented and marginalized group in the subspecialty, and in supporting real and meaningful change in the professional community. The experience of WICTA as a professional affinity group in impacting a professional organization to diversify, evolve, and become more responsive to a wider professional audience has important lessons for other professional organizations. This article discusses the recent history of affinity organizations in anesthesiology, the benefits they offer professional organizations, and the strategies that have been used to effectively motivate change in professional communities. These strategies include engaging a strong advisory board, identifying the need of constituents, creating additional opportunities for networking and membership, addressing gaps in professional development, and aligning goals with those of the larger national organization. WICTA is just one example of the potential opportunities that affinity groups offer to professional societies and organizations for expanding their reach, enhancing their impact on physicians in their target audience, and achieving organizational missions.

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