Navigating Medical Directorship: Perspectives from Women in Leadership Positions

Sunday, May 5, 2024

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 707

CE: Live CME: 1.5

Leader(s)

Amy Lee, MD (she/her/hers)

Interim Medical Director
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Coppell, Texas, United States

Slides

Co-Leader(s)

Emilie Henry, MD (she/her/hers)

CICU Medical Director, Associate Professor
pediatrics
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
OKC, Oklahoma, United States
Cindy Bowens, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers)

Interim Division Chief Pediatric Critical Care
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Health Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States
SD

Stephanie DeLeon, MD (she/her/hers)

Section Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
AD

A. Paige Davis Volk, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
The University of Texas Southwestern
Frisco, Texas, United States
Jennifer Panganiban, MD

Medical Director of Nutrition Support Service, Director of Nutrition Fellowship, Director of MASLD Program
CHOP
ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
Christine Allen, MD (she/her/hers)

Section Chief Pediatric Critical Care
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, United States
Stamatia Alexiou, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Disclosure(s):

Amy Lee, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Emilie Henry, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Cindy Bowens, MD, MSCS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Stephanie DeLeon, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

A. Paige Davis Volk, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Jennifer Panganiban, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Christine Allen, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Stamatia Alexiou, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Workshop

Description: Medical directors have tremendous opportunity to advance academic medicine and spur quality improvement and patient safety initiatives through their leadership role. According to the W.H.O., women represent 70% of the medical workforce but fill less than 40% of leadership roles globally. Unlike clinician educator or research pathways, the road to advance through directorship is not well outlined. Women are often selected into administrative roles without clear job descriptions, leadership training, or effective mentorship. Research has identified barriers to women's career progression, but there remains a paucity of forums or strategies to advance women in leadership. This workshop aims to fill a knowledge gap and educate participants about medical directorship and discuss challenges and barriers commonly encountered on this career path. The session is led by a diverse group of women who hold leadership roles in a range of subspecialties, to include cardiac intensive care, gastroenterology, hospital medicine, pediatric intensive care, and pulmonology. We will discuss how women in medicine can be better prepared, supported, and encouraged while pursuing administrative pathways. We will also equip participants with tools for advocating for research and quality improvement, all while also working toward advancement of one’s own career.
This interactive session is applicable to a broad spectrum of physicians and will be useful for both new trainees as well as seasoned faculty. While the workshop highlights those who identify as female, we encourage all genders to attend, learn, and interact with us.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the roles and responsibilities typically found in medical directorship
Recognize barriers women face in advancing in administrative pathways and develop strategies to prepare trainees and/or junior faculty for administrative career pathways
Discuss how to advance science, advocate for quality improvement, and promote one’s own career through medical directorship