Optimizing the Success and Vitality of Women in Academic Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach
The Office of Faculty Development Celebrates Women's History Month
March 20, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Zoom: Registration required
https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/u0GFztxmSy2dZozfmQZIaA#/registration
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Download iCal FileMarch is Women's History Month, a time to acknowledge and celebrate women who have paved the way for today's achievements and innovations. Please join us in celebrating women’s history in medicine with our special guest speaker to explore the challenges and opportunities as we work to ensure the success of women students, residents, fellows, faculty, and staff, and foster more inclusive learning and practice environments.
Special Guest Lecture
Presenter: Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil, Lawrence W. Davis Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and a Senior Faculty Fellow in the Center for Ethics at Emory University.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be better able to:
- Analyze the nature and causes of gender inequity in medicine;
- Define what constitutes sexual harassment; and,
- Develop systems-level interventions that target root causes of gender inequity to enhance fair access to merit-based opportunity so that society can benefit from the talents of all.
Moderator: Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Medical Education and Public Health
Date posted
Mar 7, 2025
Date updated
Mar 7, 2025
Speakers
Reshma Jagsi, M.D, D.Phil. | Lawrence W. Davis Professor, Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Senior Faculty Fellow in the Center for Ethics | Emory University
Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., is the Lawrence W. Davis Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and a Senior Faculty Fellow in the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Jagsi has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, the Association of American Physicians, and the American Society of Clinical Investigation in recognition of her work to promote equity in the health outcomes of patients and in the career outcomes of physicians. Author of over 500 publications, she is PI of multiple grants from NIH and philanthropic foundations.
Her research includes studies investigating women’s underrepresentation in senior positions in academic medicine and the mechanisms that must be targeted to promote equity among NIH-funded clinical researchers, leading to numerous high-impact publications in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. Also a clinical trialist and health services researcher herself, she is internationally recognized for research to strengthen autonomy in patients with breast cancer and to individualize breast cancer care.
Active in organized medicine, Dr. Jagsi serves on the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, the NIH Advisory Committee for Research on Women’s Health, the Steering Committee of the Early Breast Cancer Trialists Collaborative Group, and the Lancet Breast Cancer Commission. She is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Jagsi has received many honors, including the Marion Spencer Fay Award, the AAMC Group on Women in Science and Medicine’s Leadership Award, LEAD Oncology’s Woman of the Year Award, ASTRO’s inaugural Mentorship Award, AMSA’s Women Leaders in Medicine Award, AWiS’s Meridian Award, AMA’s Inspiration Award, AMWA’s Woman in Science Award, and AAWR’s Marie Curie Award. She is a fellow of the AAAS, ASCO, ASTRO, AAWR, and the Hastings Center.