• Acad Psychiatry · Sep 2007

    Society for women in academic psychiatry: a peer mentoring approach.

    • Andreea L Seritan, Robinder Bhangoo, Sylvia Garma, Jane Dubé, Ju Hui Park, and Robert Hales.
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis, 2230 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. andreea.seritan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
    • Acad Psychiatry. 2007 Sep 1; 31 (5): 363-6.

    ObjectiveDespite an increasing presence of women in medicine, the percentage of women in academic psychiatry remains low. At the University of California, Davis, women represent two-thirds of psychiatry residents; however, the percentage of female faculty is one-third. This article presents a novel approach to the academic gender gap problem.MethodThe Society for Women in Academic Psychiatry (S.W.A.P.) is a peer mentoring group founded by junior women faculty.ResultsS.W.A.P. results to date include educational products, departmental demographic changes, and climate improvement.ConclusionsAlthough results are encouraging, more effort is needed to achieve a true culture change.

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