LibGuides: Women in STEMM: Medicine

Women's Programs Initiative Recommendations

Below find a list of articles and books recommended specific to the medical professions by the University of Toledo Health Science Campus Women's Programs Initiative, covering topics such as trends in women in medicine, work/life balance, and women in leadership.

Other, more general, recommended items from the Women's Program Initiative can be found on the STEMM in General tab.

The State of Women in Academic Medicine: The Pipeline and Pathways to Leadership, 2013-2014
From the Association of American Medical Colleges
Activities, productivity, and compensation of men and women in the life sciences
Academic Medicine, 2010

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DesRoches CM, Zinner DE, Rao SR, Iezzoni LI, Campbell EG. Activities, productivity, and compensation of men and women in the life sciences. Academic Medicine 2010;85(4):631-9.
A persistent problem. Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists
EMBO Reports, 2007

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Ledin A, Bornmann L, Gannon F, Wallon G. A persistent problem. Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists. EMBO Reports. 2007 November;8(11):982-7.
A challenge to academic health centers and the National Institutes of Health to prevent unintended gender bias in the selection of clinical and translational science award leaders
Academic Medicine, 2007

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Carnes M, Bland C. Viewpoint: A challenge to academic health centers and the National Institutes of Health to prevent unintended gender bias in the selection of clinical and translational science award leaders. Academic Medicine. 2007 February;82(2):202-06.
What's past is prologue: the personal stories of women in science at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
2006. Book. Submit a request through ILLiad

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Neilson EG. What's past is prologue: the personal stories of women in science at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Franklin, TN: Hillsboro Press; 2006.
The "gender gap" in authorship of academic medical literature -- a 35-year perspective
New England Journal of Medicine, 2006

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Jagsi R, Guancial EA, Worobey CC, Henault LE, Chang Y, Starr R, et al. The "gender gap" in authorship of academic medical literature -- a 35-year perspective. New England Journal of Medicine 2006 July 30;355(3):281-7.
Exploring the color of glass: letters of recommendation for female and male medical faculty
Discourse and Society, 2003

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Trix F, Psenka C. Exploring the color of glass: letters of recommendation for female and male medical faculty. Discourse & Society. 2003 March;14(2):191-220.
Increasing women's leadership in academic medicine: report of the AAMC Project Implementation Committee
Academic Medicine, 2002

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Bickel J, Wara D, Atkinson BF, Cohen LS, Dunn M, Hostler S, et al. Increasing women's leadership in academic medicine: report of the AAMC Project Implementation Committee. Academic Medicine. 2002 October;77(10):1043-61.

Highly Cited Articles

Here are some articles that have been highly cited (as determined from Web of Science). Access restricted to on-campus use; off-campus access is only available to UToledo students, staff, and faculty unless otherwise noted.

Women Physicians in Academic Medicine — New Insights from Cohort Studies
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Nonnemaker L. 2000. Women physicians in academic medicine: New insights from cohort studies. NEW ENGL J MED 342(6):399-405.
The "Gender Gap" in Authorship of Academic Medical Literature — A 35-Year Perspective
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Jagsi R, Guancial E, Worobey C, Henault L, Chang Y, Starr R. 2006. The "gender gap" in authorship of Academic Medical Literature - A 35-year perspective. NEW ENGL J MED 355(3):281-287.
The work lives of women physicians - Results from the physician work life study
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McMurray J, Linzer M, Konrad T, Douglas J, Shugerman R, Nelson K. 2000. The work lives of women Physicians - Results from the physician work life study. J GEN INTERN MED 15(6):372-380.
Career satisfaction of US women physicians - Results from the Women Physicians' Health Study
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Frank E, McMurray J, Linzer M, Elon L. 1999. Career satisfaction of US women physicians - Results from the Women Physicians' Health Study. ARCH INTERN MED 159(13):1417-1426.

Books on Women in Medicine

This side of doctoring: reflections from women in medicine by Eliza Lo Chin
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) R692 .T45 2002

Publication Date: 2002
The survival bible for women in medicine by Kathryn Ko
Call Number: MULFORD Closed Book Stacks (6th fl) W20 K75s 1998

Publication Date: 1998
Privilege in the medical academy: a feminist examines gender, race, and power by Delese Wear
Call Number: Available through OhioLINK

Publication Date: 1997
The woman in the surgeon's body by Joan Cassell
Call Number: Available through OhioLINK

Publication Date: 2000
Women physicians and the cultures of medicine by Ellen S. More, Elizabeth Fee, and Manon Parry
Call Number: Available through OhioLINK

Publication Date: 2009
The medical marriage: sustaining healthy relationships for physicians and their families by Wayne M. Sotile, Mary O. Sotile
Call Number: Available through OhioLINK

Publication Date: 2000
Women in medicine and management : a mentoring guide by Deborah M. Shlian
Call Number: Available through OhioLINK

Publication Date: 1995
The changing face of medicine: women doctors and the evolution of health care in America by Ann K. Boulis, Jerry A. Jacobs
Call Number: Available through OhioLINK

Publication Date: 2008
Women in medicine: getting in, growing, and advancing by Janet Bickel
Call Number: Available through OhioLINK

Publication Date: 2000

History of Women in Medicine

Women healers and physicians: climbing a long hill by Lillian R. Furst
Call Number: Available through OhioLINK

Publication Date: 1997
The healer's calling: women and medicine in early New England by Rebecca J. Tannenbaum
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) R692 .T364 2002
Women, science and medicine 1500-1700: mothers and sisters of the Royal Society by Lynette Hunter & Sarah Hutton
Call Number: CARLSON General (4th fl) Q41.L85 W66 1997
Sympathy and science: women physicians in American medicine by Regina Markell Morantz-Sanchez
Call Number: MULFORD Closed Book Stacks (6th fl) WZ80.5 W5 M829s 1985
Restoring the balance : women physicians and the profession of medicine, 1850-1995 by Ellen S. More
Call Number: Available through OhioLINK

Publication Date: 1999

Websites

Women in U.S. Academic Medicine and Science: Statistics and Benchmarking Report 2011-2012
published in November 2012 by AAMC

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The continued publication of this report underscores the commitment of the AAMC to support the entire spectrum of activities conducted by our member institutions. The 26th annual survey continues to examine women representation in accredited U.S. medical schools.
Women Physicians: 1850s-1970s
Online exhibit

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Drexel University College of Medicine. Correspondence, clippings, images, diaries, etc., documenting the history of women physicians beginning with the first medical school for women
Changing the Face of Medicine
Online exhibit

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National Library of Medicine. Videos, transcripts, biographies, images, lesson plans, etc., documenting the influence of women in medicine.
AMA Timeline of Women in Medicine
Online exhibit

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Online exhibit of the history of women in medicine from the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia Health Care System
National Initiative on Gender, Culture and Leadership in Medicine (C-Change)
Initiative information

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Information on the C-Change Initiative, which "addresses the imperative of developing women and under-represented minority faculty members’ full potential and leadership in academic medicine in the United States."
Royal College of Physicians: Women in Medicine
Women in medicine, a project by RCP London, showcases leading clinicians and the women from the history of medicine who have inspired them.

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Report of the Royal College of Physicians (June 2009). Commissioned because of "the increasing number of women entering the medical profession at undergraduate level, and associated concern that the profession would fast become ‘female dominated’."

Professional Organizations

Association of Black Women Physicians
The Association of Black Women Physicians is an organized network of Black women physicians committed to the improvement of public health and welfare, through the advancement of knowledge concerning women and the community health. We serve as a philanthropic source of funds to individuals and projects related to the health concerns of the Black community. We endeavor to enhance the personal and professional quality of life of present and future Black women physicians.
Women Physicians Section
Part of the American Medical Association, the WPS's goals are to increase the number, voice, and influence of women physicians; to provide a forum for women in medicine mentoring and leadership development; to advance advocacy and understanding of women’s health issues; and to enhance professional options for balancing family/career responsibilities
American Medical Women's Association
"The American Medical Women's Association is an organization which functions at the local, national, and international level to advance women in medicine and improve women's health. We achieve this by providing and developing leadership, advocacy, education, expertise, mentoring, and through building strategic alliances."
Group on Women in Medicine and Science
The Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) advances the full and successful participation and inclusion of women within academic medicine by addressing gender equity, recruitment and retention, awards and recognition, and career advancement.
Association of Women Surgeons
The Association of Women Surgeons (AWS), founded in 1981, is a not-for-profit educational and professional organization. With approximately 3,300 members of all genders, AWS is one of the largest organizations dedicated to enhancing the interaction and exchange of information between women surgeons. Truly an international organization, AWS has members in more than 40 countries.
Women in Medicine Conference
"A network of lesbian, sexual minority women and gender expansive physicians committed to each other’s professional and personal growth in a feminist space."
AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science
The Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) advances the full and successful participation and inclusion of women within academic medicine by addressing gender equity, recruitment and retention, awards and recognition, and career advancement.