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Perspectives of female medical faculty in Ethiopia on a leadership fellowship program
- Source :
- International Journal of Medical Education
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- International Journal of Medical Education, 2017.
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Abstract
- Objectives This study aims to evaluate a leadership fellowship program through perspectives of Ethiopian women medical faculty participants. Methods An intensive two-week leadership development fellowship was designed for women faculty from Ethiopian medical schools and conducted from 2011-2015 at the University of Wisconsin-School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, Wisconsin. Nine Ethiopian women working in early- or mid-level academic positions were selected. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the fellows. Transcripts were reviewed through qualitative analysis to assess the perceived impact of the training on their careers. Three male academic leaders were interviewed to solicit feedback on the program. Results Eight of 9 fellows were interviewed. Themes describing the benefits of the fellowship included: increased awareness of gender inequities; enhanced motivation for career advancement; increased personal confidence; and improved leadership skills. Fellows provided suggestions for future training and scaling up efforts to promote gender equity. Male leaders described the benefits of men promoting gender equity within academic health centers. Conclusions This paper provides evidence that targeted brief training programs can enhance women's motivation and skills to become effective leaders in academic medicine in Ethiopia. Promoting gender equity in academic medicine is an important strategy to address health workforce shortages and to provide professional role models for female students in the health professions.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Gender equity
Faculty, Medical
020205 medical informatics
International Cooperation
Sexism
education
02 engineering and technology
gender equity
Interviews as Topic
03 medical and health sciences
Wisconsin
0302 clinical medicine
Qualitative analysis
Leadership Fellowship Program
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Humans
Medicine
Women
030212 general & internal medicine
Fellowships and Scholarships
Program Development
Female students
Academic medicine
Schools, Medical
Original Research
Academic Medical Centers
Motivation
Medical education
leadership training
Leadership development
business.industry
Public health
academic medicine
General Medicine
Health professions
Career Mobility
Leadership
Workforce
Female
Ethiopia
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20426372
- Volume :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Medical Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e83e54ee1495eb5b9cf25d56de52323e