Catherine Slotnick is a passionate healthcare marketer with a deep interest in the latest & greatest in the Health IT space. As Ambra Health's marketing manager, Catherine primarily focuses on creating and sharing thought leadership content in the radiology and informatics space. Catherine graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in Psychology & Art History. When she's not writing, she enjoys cooking and petting dogs that aren't hers.
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If you’ve ever been to a meeting or conference in healthcare, there may be something that you have noticed: the lack of female speakers. And if you haven’t noticed before, I guarantee you will once you start paying attention.
Some have even coined this trend the “manel” — or the all-male panel.
Healthcare isn’t the only industry with this dilemma; a quick Google search will yield plenty of results across IT, engineering, computer science, academia, and more. In fact, there are even some blogs and Tumblr accounts that make fun of this very topic.
However, it’s no laughing matter, especially when it comes to healthcare. Geraldine McGinty M.D., MBA, FACR, Chief Strategy, and Contracting Officer, Weill Cornell Medicine Physician Organization and current Chair of the Board of Chancellors for the American College of Radiology, has been an outspoken voice in this space.
Every time a little girl or a young female student has asked me if she can be a surgeon, I wonder if I’m about to sell her a lie. The answer, of course, is yes, she can — I’m living proof. After all, I finished my specialty training to become one of the minuscule 5 percent of heart and lung surgeons who are female.
The lopsided male-to-female ratio among radiologists and radiology residents—around three men for every one woman—has remained stubbornly constant despite years-long efforts to narrow the gap. This reality is reinforced each time the American College of Radiology conducts its annual workforce survey.
A recent study finds that female radiologists interpret fewer advanced imaging studies than their male counterparts. This kind of “horizontal segregation” — the disparity between genders in this distribution of responsibilities — may have a negative impact on women in the field.
Carequality and RSNA Image Share announced a joint effort to develop an Imaging Data Exchange Implementation Guide for community feedback.
Thank you for being apart of the RADxx community, whether you were able to attend or not here are some photos from our networking event at SIIM19. We had our greatest turnout yet with over 220 people joining us to support diversity in radiology and informatics.
RAD Women (#RADxx) was founded in the Fall of 2016 and is an exciting initiative that focuses on fostering networking and mentorship opportunities for women involved in radiology, informatics, and IT management of radiology systems. Changing the Status Quo The idea for RADxx first began between Dr. Geraldine McGinty, a practicing radiologist and thought leader […]
This post was contributed to the ACR by Cheri Canon, MD, FACR, professor, and chair of radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
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