Women Faculty Forum

News & Upcoming Events: 

• Advocacy on behalf of the women faculty at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
• Opportunities for professional development for women faculty at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.
• Networking among the women faculty, as well as with the leaders in academic science and medicine within and outside the institution.

Co-Chairs

Rachel Miller, Ph.D. Rachel.K.Miller@uth.tmc.edu

Susan Wootton, M.D. Susan.h.wootton@uth.tmc.edu

Council

	Angela Heads, Ph.D. Angela.M.Heads@uth.tmc.edu		Rana Afifi, M.D. Rana O. Afifi, MD
	Bindu Akkanti, M.D., CMQ, FCCP Bindu.H.Akkanti@uth.tmc.edu		Isabel Mira-Avendano, M.D. Isabel C. Mira-Avendano, MD
	Heidi Kaplan, Ph.D. Heidi.B.Kaplan@uth.tmc.edu		Nayun Kim, Ph.D. Nayun.Kim@uth.tmc.edu
	Casey Duncan, M.D., MS Casey.B.Duncan@uth.tmc.edu		Melissa Aldrich, Ph.D. Melissa.B.Aldrich@uth.tmc.edu
	Rebecca Beyda, M.D., MS Rebecca.M.Beyda@uth.tmc.edu		Xiangli Yang, Ph.D. Xiangli.Y.Elefteriou@uth.tmc.edu

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Featured Articles

Picture a Scientist:

The documentary takes the viewers on a journey that three women scientists experienced, from harassment to years of subtle slights.

This movie is now available to UTHealth employees through Panopto. We hope this will provide a platform for discussion and positive changes to make science more diverse, equitable, and open to all.

Please click on the link to access the movie: https://uthvideo.uth.tmc.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=9949b5fd-2c6e-4ebc-8af4-acb800f516ea

Opportunities for Career Development

Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar – AAMC

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Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar – AAMC

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Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Fellowship Year – ELAM

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Helpful Links

• Women Faculty Forum Resolution – approved by Faculty Senate at McGovern Medical School
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)
• Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
• Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce
• Mentoring and Promotion Program (MAPP)

      Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Publications

• Promotion Rates for First-time Assistant and Associate Professors Appointed from 1967 to 1997
• The Aging of Full-time U.S. Medical School Faculty: 1967-2007
• Differences in U.S. Medical School Faculty Job Satisfaction by Gender
• An Overview of Women in U.S. Academic Medicine, 2005-06
• Future Medical School Applicants, Part II: Gender Diversity

      NIH Reports

• Women in Research: The Involvement of Women in Career Development

      Catalyst Publications

• Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: What Change Agents Need to Know
• Cascading Gender Biases, Compounding Effects: An Assessment of Talent Management Systems