
Office of Gender Equity in Science and Medicine
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Are women's leadership programs enough to help close the gender gap in management? This article in the Harvard Business Review highlights the limitations of women's leadership programs when deployed in the absence of structural change and organizational commitment. hbr.org/2023/03/where-…

This Wednesday, 3/15, National Kidney Foundation is hosting 'What Black New Yorkers Need To Know About Kidney Health' featuring IHER faculty members Kirk Campbell and Dinushika Mohottige. Registration Link: events.blackthorn.io/en/5f4bLi97/bl… #kidney #kidneydisease #kidneyhealth #kidneytransplant #NationalKidneyMonth


🗓️ May 11-13, 2023. Join the 3rd Live Surgery Conference for #GenderAffirmation procedures. Featuring review of gender affirming topics & live surgeries, including #transfeminine & #transmasculine procedures. Mount Sinai Division of Endocrinology Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery Registration: bit.ly/3ZNOPNJ


March is #womenshistorymonth, and we're thrilled to highlight Center for Scientific Diversity at ISMMS, founded by Emma Benn. Check out the Center's site for more information on the great things they're doing: labs.icahn.mssm.edu/bennlab/ #womeninstem #healthequity #equity #representation #biomedical #research


Thank you Dr. Nancy Spector , Executive Director of @ELAMProgram , for your talk on Equity in academia from a leadership perspective


Thank you Dr. Jennifer Love and our colleagues at @Sinai_Emerg_Med for helping put together such an informative talk!

Great Q&A with Dr. Reena Karani, MD, MPHPE ( Reena Karani MD,MHPE ) who was recently elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Board of Medical Examiners, and "the first woman of color to serve in this role in the organization's 108-year history" tinyurl.com/healthsinaiNews

Meet Dr. Rachel Vreeman, MD, MS (Rachel Vreeman, MD, MS) Chair of the Dept of Global Health and Health System Design at Icahn and the Director of the Arnhold Institute for Global Health. A pediatrician, HIV researcher, and author--read about her and her work: tinyurl.com/Globalhealthsi…


Congratulations to Fei Fang, PhD, on being a recipient of the fourth annual Distinguished Scholar Award from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to support her research: "Therapeutic Potential of iPSCs-Derived Fibrocartilage Progenitors for Rotator Cuff Repair." Mount Sinai Orthopedics Office of Gender Equity in Science and Medicine


Congratulations to Dr. Leah Habersham on receiving the fourth annual Distinguished Scholar Award from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to support her research: "Evaluating the Impact of the Basic Obstetric Assessment Screen Initiative on Prenatal Toxicology Inequities." Office of Gender Equity in Science and Medicine


Congratulations to Dr. Esra Karakose on receiving the fourth annual Distinguished Scholar Award from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to support her research: "Studying the Functional Role of CBP and EP300 in Therapeutic Human Beta Cell Regeneration." Office of Gender Equity in Science and Medicine Mount Sinai Division of Endocrinology


Congratulations to Maia Kayal MD on being a recipient of the fourth annual Distinguished Scholar Award from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, sponsored by Office of Gender Equity in Science and Medicine and with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Fund to support her research. Mount Sinai Division of Gastroenterology


"it didn’t matter how urgent the need and how great your expertise: if you’ve got a toddler who needs your attention, what else are you going to do?" -Dr. Jagsi Reshma Jagsi "How pandemic publishing struck a blow to the visibility of women's expertise" tinyurl.com/BMJOGE

Today, Samira Farouk, MD, MSCR met with our Distinguished Scholars to talk establishing an academic social media presence. Why do this? For networking, education, recognition, scholarship + so much more! Thanks, Dr. Farouk, for helping us think through navigating this terrain.



What an incredible toolbox and resources created by #WomenInMedicine . Read more about the strategies and toolbox Dr. Julie Silver, MD highlights at the link: jmir.org/2023/1/e47933