The Women in Medicine Summit (WiMS): Engaging students to identify and address gender-associated challenges in medicine

The Women in Medicine Summit (WiMS) is a novel, student-led conference initiated at the University of Toronto to engage the medical community in a discussion about unique gender-distinctive challenges in medicine. We identified topics inadequately addressed in undergraduate curriculums, including te...

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Autores principales:	Flora Jung, Lily Wang, Jennifer Tang, Sophia Wen
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Canadian Medical Education Journal 2020
Materias:	Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/6361a05500fc4b09b91419e6ed3879af
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6361a05500fc4b09b91419e6ed3879af2021-12-01T22:41:35ZThe Women in Medicine Summit (WiMS): Engaging students to identify and address gender-associated challenges in medicine10.36834/cmej.687141923-1202https://doaj.org/article/6361a05500fc4b09b91419e6ed3879af2020-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/68714https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202The Women in Medicine Summit (WiMS) is a novel, student-led conference initiated at the University of Toronto to engage the medical community in a discussion about unique gender-distinctive challenges in medicine. We identified topics inadequately addressed in undergraduate curriculums, including techniques to address microaggressions and balance work-life commitments. Students from five Canadian medical schools attended WiMS in 2018. Attendees perceived significant improvement in readiness in identifying and resolving gender-associated issues following the conference. Our findings may be used to motivate curriculum development and adoption of similar initiatives to improve education on diversity. Flora JungLily WangJennifer TangSophia WenCanadian Medical Education JournalarticleEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal, Vol 11, Iss 4 (2020)
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description	The Women in Medicine Summit (WiMS) is a novel, student-led conference initiated at the University of Toronto to engage the medical community in a discussion about unique gender-distinctive challenges in medicine. We identified topics inadequately addressed in undergraduate curriculums, including techniques to address microaggressions and balance work-life commitments. Students from five Canadian medical schools attended WiMS in 2018. Attendees perceived significant improvement in readiness in identifying and resolving gender-associated issues following the conference. Our findings may be used to motivate curriculum development and adoption of similar initiatives to improve education on diversity.
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title_short	The Women in Medicine Summit (WiMS): Engaging students to identify and address gender-associated challenges in medicine
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The Women in Medicine Summit (WiMS): Engaging students to identify and address gender-associated challenges in medicine

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