Sarah Sammons, Breast Medical Oncologist and Senior Physician at Dana-Farber’s Breast Oncology Center, shared a post by JAMA Network Open on X, adding:
“There is a large professional fulfillment gap for women in academic medicine with only 34% “fulfilled” but also more burnt out. Fulfillment comes from meaning, mattering, autonomy, value alignment, and growth.
What actually moves the needle:
- Sponsorship (not just mentorship).
- Less admin burden.
- Work schedules that accommodate women with families.
- Rewarding intrinsically motivated goals (great patient care, education of students, scientific contribution) versus extrinsic bells and whistles (papers, citations, podiums).
This isn’t a pipeline problem. Women are in medicine. How can we keep us here?”
Quoting JAMA Network Open‘s post:
“Survey: Female physicians had higher burnout and lower professional fulfillment than male physicians, with differences in burnout fully mediated by self-valuation, leadership support, values alignment, control over schedule, and EHR helpfulness.”
Title: Mediating Factors and Well-Being Differences by Gender Among Academic Physicians
Authors: Miriam T. Stewart, Mihriye Mete, Mariah Quinn, Chantal Brazeau, Kristine Olson, Susannah G. Rowe
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