title: Women in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Leadership issues.
abstract: Academic medical centers share the triple missions of education, research, and clinical care, particularly in vulnerable populations. They are well positioned to have a significant impact on reducing health disparities between patients from diverse backgrounds, both now and in future generations. A key component to realizing this goal lies in increasing the number of women in academic medicine. Women bring a fresh perspective to the investigative process, often targeting gender is a better way of providing preventive services, and patient satisfaction studies have shown that many patients prefer women physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Washington Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Cardenas
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004501:Education, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010822:Physicians, Women; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000193:education*