Sentences with phrase «into academic medicine»

But Andrews says she believes younger women coming into academic medicine can still benefit from female mentors who are willing to demystify the unwritten rules of networking that form the «old boys» club.

Not exact matches

In time, she channeled her early passion for how things work into academic study, majoring in biology at the University of Rochester and earning a Ph.D. in anatomy and neuroscience at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

But the real dearth — the lack of clear pathways into careers that could enable today's generation of gifted young Americans to become the researchers who make tomorrow's great discoveries — is convincing more and more of the nation's best students not to seek careers in fields such as law, finance, medicine and other fields that offer much better short - and long - term career prospects instead of dedicating an average of seven years to PhD study plus an additional five years or more of postdoctoral training now considered necessary to compete for an academic career in many scientific fields.

Approximately equal numbers of women and men enter and graduate from medical school in the United States and United Kingdom.1 2 In northern and eastern European countries such as Russia, Finland, Hungary, and Serbia, women account for more than 50 % of the active physicians3; in the United Kingdom and United States, they represent 47 % and 33 % respectively.4 5 Even in Japan, the nation in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development with the lowest percentage of female physicians, representation doubled between 1986 and 2012.3 6 However, progress in academic medicine continues to lag, with women accounting for less than 30 % of clinical faculty overall and for less than 20 % of those at the highest grade or in leadership positions.7 - 9 Understanding the extent to which this underrepresentation affects high impact research is critical because of the implicit bias it introduces to the research agenda, influencing future clinical practice.10 11 Given the importance of publication for tenure and promotion, 12 women's publication in high impact journals also provides insights into the degree to which the gender gap can be expected to close.

The Alliance provides the means to establish networks and to encourage collaborative work towards advancing the Genomic Medicine discipline, focusing in particular on translating results from academic research into clinical practice.

November 19, 2013 UChicago Medicine, Franciscan Alliance Announce Regional Partnership The University of Chicago Medicine and Franciscan Alliance have entered into a master affiliation agreement that creates a novel partnership between a prominent academic medical center and a leading regional health system.

The Center for Educational Outreach offers educational programs leading towards careers in medicine and the health sciences, beginning at the middle and high school levels through undergraduate degrees and, depending upon academic requirements, entry into medical school.

As an example, my education at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine was divided into academic and clinical streams.

«Students are the future of the profession, and it's our hope that this scholarship will help support them on their journey whether it's going into food animal medicine, research and academia, private practice or another area of veterinary medicine,» said Vanessa Mariani, Director of Academic and Professional Affairs, Zoetis U.S. «We're constantly looking to evolve the program to ensure it reflects the current status of the profession and supports the key issues facing students and young professionals.»

The high regard for our school has encouraged other universities to incorporate shelter medicine training into their academic programs.