Gender in Medicine

 

For the latest studies in women's health and sex and gender specific health literature, take a look at these sources.

Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians

This demonstrates that disparities in salary and rank persist among full-time U.S. academic EM faculty. There were gender and underrepresented minorities disparities in rank and leadership positions. Women earned less than men regardless of rank, clinical hours, or training. Future efforts should focus on evaluating salary data by race and developing systemwide practices to eliminate disparities.

Sex and Gender Womens Health Collaborative

Every cell has a sex, and all bodies are influenced by gender. Integrating these factors into medical education, training and clinical practice will improve health care for all. Use these sex and gender specific resources, contribute and support this effort.

Development of a PubMed Based Search Tool for Identifying Sex and Gender Specific Health Literature

An effective literature search strategy is critical to achieving the aims of Sex and Gender Specific Health (SGSH): to understand sex and gender differences through research and to effectively incorporate the new knowledge into the clinical decision making process to benefit both male and female patients. The goal of this project was to develop and validate an SGSH literature search tool that is readily and freely available to clinical researchers and practitioners.