Why Are Women Leaving Medicine? Gaslighting.

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We cannot change societal norms gender biases childhood needs the education system or stop a pandemic But we can stop gaslighting 50 of the population We can start acknowledging that the simple fact of gender does greatly affect patient and support staff expectations time power compensation and career trajectory Women physicians have gained much ground but this world and life are nowhere near a level playing field yet When we all work together to allow our women physicians some flexibility in schedules 10 to 20 more administrative time transparent salary offerings remote work options extra flex days for children s medical appointments on-site childcare and considerate timing of mandatory meetings we can set us all up for success These are radical proposals that are not fair and equal but they address the reality of unequal experiences Maybe then we can stop the hemorrhaging of women physicians from health care When we acknowledge and tweak current systems and structures to accommodate the 50 of medical students graduating we are setting ourselves up for success Dawn Sears is a gastroenterologist and can be reached on Twitter GutGirlMD YouTube and at GutGirlMD Consulting She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article Why are women leaving medicine Gaslighting Did you enjoy today s episode Rate and review the show so more audiences can find The Podcast by KevinMD Subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out Click here to earn 1 0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME for this episode Also available in Category 1 CME bundles Powered by CMEfy – a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s Learn more at about cmefy com cme-infoClick here to visit this podcast episode