TY - JOUR
T1 - Federation of Pediatric Organizations Task Force on Women in Pediatrics
T2 - Considerations for Part-Time Training and Employment for Research-Intensive Fellows and Faculty
AU - Alexander, Duane
AU - Boat, Thomas
AU - Britto, Maria
AU - Burke, Ann
AU - Homes, Alison
AU - Sectish, Theodore
AU - Stanton, Bonita
AU - Stevenson, David
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Recognizing the significant issues and opportunities confronting the pediatric workforce, the Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO) in 2007 appointed the second FOPO Task Force on Women in Pediatrics. The task force selected 4 issues on which to focus its attention in the subsequent 2 years: 1) routinely provide the option to train and work part-time at specific career stages; 2) allow flexibility in the career paths of physician/scientists; 3) draw more women into leadership positions; and 4) address child care issues. At the 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, the task force hosted a symposium focusing on the provision of flexibility in the career paths of physician/scientists. This commentary summarizes the portions of the symposium that focused on current funding regulations at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about part-time and protected research time and changes being considered and experiments conducted in 2 leading institutions that have permitted physician/scientists to work part time.
AB - Recognizing the significant issues and opportunities confronting the pediatric workforce, the Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO) in 2007 appointed the second FOPO Task Force on Women in Pediatrics. The task force selected 4 issues on which to focus its attention in the subsequent 2 years: 1) routinely provide the option to train and work part-time at specific career stages; 2) allow flexibility in the career paths of physician/scientists; 3) draw more women into leadership positions; and 4) address child care issues. At the 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, the task force hosted a symposium focusing on the provision of flexibility in the career paths of physician/scientists. This commentary summarizes the portions of the symposium that focused on current funding regulations at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about part-time and protected research time and changes being considered and experiments conducted in 2 leading institutions that have permitted physician/scientists to work part time.
KW - Federation of Pediatric Organizations
KW - Women in pediatrics
KW - Women physicians -- Pediatrics
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.08.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.08.010
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 19187728
AN - SCOPUS:57249086234
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 154
SP - 1-3.e2
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
IS - 1
ER -