Mid-Career Toolkit

Special Resources For Mid-Career PEM Physicians

Is Academic Medicine Making Mid-Career Women Physicians Invisible? | Journal of Women's Health

A perspective piece discussing the cumulative inequities women physicians face in academics, leading to diminished visibility and opportunities as they reach mid-career. The authors explore the root causes of these disparities and propose solutions to ensure equity for women as they progress beyond the early career stage.

Supporting Mid-Career Women Faculty in Academic Medicine through Mentorship and Sponsorship

The authors provide recommendations for building a mentoring program that targets the specific needs of mid-career women faculty.

Intention to Leave Emergency Medicine: Mid-career Women Are at Increased Risk

This study investigated gender differences in burnout and consideration of leaving the EM field, utilizing data from the 2014 ABEM Longitudinal Survey. While there was no overall gender difference in contemplating leaving EM, mid-career women reported a sevenfold increase in considering this option compared to their male counterparts. Mid-career women represent a particularly vulnerable group for increased rates of burnout and intention to leave the practice of EM, and authors state that intentional programming to support and promote this cohort is warranted.

Meeting the Needs of Mid-Career Women in Academic Medicine: One Model Career Development Program | Journal of Women's Health

The University of Rochester Medical Center created a career development program targeting mid-career women in academic medicine to address the gender gap in leadership roles. Focused on current or future leaders within the department and provided self-reported pre/post-changed from four cohorts (total of 54 participants) and results from longitudinal check-ins to examine trajectories post-program. Participants reported improvements in multiple domains. Authors support the need for local programs to help plug the “leaky mid-career pipeline” of women in academic medicine.

Cope or Quit? Facing a Mid-Career CrisisA philosopher’s perspective.

Women’s Career Trajectories Can Be a Model for an Aging Workforce

Pivoting Isn’t Quitting — Women in Medicine®Author: Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS No one likes a quitter. Quit - to leave a placed permanently; to get rid of Pivot - the central point something spins on; to turn in any direction For the longest time, I felt that quitting and pivoting were the same. And I am NOT a quitter.  In

Navigating the Fourth Quarter - Career Transitions and Exiting Medicine - Peds-CenteredIn this episode, I'm speaking with Drs. Fred Henretig (Penn) and Carl Baum (Yale) about career transitions and exiting medicine. We discuss the current literature surrounding retirement and attrition in medicine, reasons physicians cite for stayin...

Professional Experiences and Career Trajectories of Mid- to Senior-Career Women Clinician-Scientists: A Qualitative Study - PubMedThis study found that women perceived the institution of academic medicine as a male-centric system misaligned with the needs of women, with associated feelings of exclusion, disillusionment, and loss of trust in their institutions. Findings suggest that the confluence of domestic obligations and un …

National Programs for Mid Career Women

Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development SeminarFor women who are associate professors, enhance leadership skills to support your progress along the path to leadership in academic medicine and science.

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