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Leadership

Promoting Leadership Opportunities for Women in the Health Sciences at the University of Utah

The Recruitment, Retention, Promotion and Mentoring (RRPM) of Women Faculty Committee (Leadership Committee) dedicates itself to recruiting, retaining and promoting women faculty in the Health Sciences at the University of Utah. We are particularly interested in recruitment of minorities. We are working toward achieving gender and salary equity for faculty and developing a mentoring plan for women faculty. Furthermore, we are interested in acquiring and coordinating tools to assist women faculty to meet their professional goals.

Leadership Tool Kit

1. Know the rules for promotion, retention at the University of Utah Health Sciences
See: http://uuhsc.utah.edu/som/intro/facadmin/office%20function.htm

2. Visit Faculty Administration
http://uuhsc.utah.edu/som/intro/facadmin/index.htm

3. Leadership Development Opportunities

• AAMC: American Association of Medical Colleges has Women Liaison Officers (WLO) to improve access for Women Faculty to opportunities. Our WLO is Dr. Mary Murray, Department of Pediatrics. There are opportunities for faculty in early and mid-career to attend meetings at the AAMC. Visit the WIM website at the AAMC.
• The Excecutive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program had its first class in 1995-6. Since then it has numerous fellows who are assuming positions of leadership at Universities. For more information see: http://www.drexelmed.edu/elam/home.html
• The University of Utah has had several fellows:
  Catherine DeVries, MD 1998-9
  Kathleen Digre, MD 1999-2000
  Victoria Judd MD 2000-1
  Cheryl Coffin MD 2000-1
  Elizabeth Allen MD 2001-2
  Barbara Graves MD 2002-3
  Mary Murray MD 2004-5
  Mary Beckerle MD 2005-6
  Joyce Mitchell PhD 2006-7
  Carrie Byington MD 2007-8

4. Advice for New faculty from "Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty".

5. Women in Medicine at the University of Utah meets to promote communication with peers in Health Sciences. See WIM home page and WIM streaming video.

6. The establishment of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women by President Arthur K. Smith in 1995, reflects the University of Utah's ongoing commitment to women faculty, staff, and students.

7. Mentoring information from ADVANCE for the Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers.

8. Studer Group launches a groundbreaking study examining the complex issues facing women in healthcare.