Teaching Psychiatric Residents About Women and Leadership

Abstract

A seminar on women as leaders was a successful venture within an academic department of psychiatry. The structure of the course, which incorporated specific teaching materials plus "local" expertise, could serve as a model for such seminars in other programs or could be integrated into an existing course for all residents.

Demographic and Personal Characteristics of Male and Female Chairs in Academic Psychiatry

“…Proposed and implemented interventions include educational seminars, sponsorship programs, and formal leadership training. At one institution [24], a seminar about women and leadership roles offered to female residents yielded positive feedback from the participants. Seminars provide an important avenue for education regarding the issue of the gender gap and could be used in combination with good mentorship, modeling, and workplace flexibility.…”

The Moderating Effect of Universities on the Relationship Between Leadership and Successful new Venture Creation

“…Universities provide students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to strategic planning and decision-making through academic programs and entrepreneurship courses (Rosli, de Silva, Rossi, & Yip, 2018;Steiner, Mazure, Siggins, Waxman, & Jacobs, 2004). These programs also expose students to the challenges entrepreneurs encounter in the real world, allowing them to develop strategies to overcome these obstacles.…”

Letter to the Editor in response to “Publication performance of women compared to men in German cardiology” by Boehm et al. (2014)

“…To address this, some institutions have implemented training programs for faculty to help recognize subconscious gender bias, initiated an intervention for female faculty development, or created women faculty mentoring programs [4][5][6]. Increasing opportunities for women in science will ultimately lead to a more equal representation of women in leadership roles.…”