Human Capital Development
National Initiative on Gender, Culture and Leadership in Medicine
HPRP participated in the early design of an evaluation of a major change initiative whose purpose is to address the under-representation of women in leadership and senior roles in academic medicine. Under a $3.5 million grant from the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation to the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University, the National Initiative on Gender, Culture and Leadership in Medicine is employing a Learning Action Network to link and engage five participating medical schools in a group process that will drive change within their institutions. The Initiative also is examining the factors responsible for the lack of advancement for under-represented minority and generalist medical faculty. Leading the Initiative is Linda Pololi, M.D., of Brandeis University. Alan B. Cohen served as a member of the evaluation design team, helping to develop a uniform reporting instrument to be used by participating institutions, and key informant interview guides to be used in site visits. The multi-method evaluation also involves a survey of faculty and administrators at the participating sites. The Initiative is a five-year effort that will end in 2011.
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