Rationale and Objectives
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the New England Women in Radiology
(NEWR) program, a new program aimed to generate speaking and networking opportunities
for junior women radiologists in New England, by providing opportunities to speak
at other academic institutions in the region.
Materials and Methods
A total of 12 academic radiology departments and 20 faculty members at various New
England institutions participated in the program during its first year. An institutional
survey was sent to all participating institutions and a faculty survey was sent to
all participating faculty to assess their experience with the program. Experience
was measured using a Likert scale. A word cloud was used to visualize common themes
in free response survey questions.
Results
Hundred percent of participating institutions and 67% of participating faculty responded
to the corresponding surveys. Hundred percent of responding faculty indicated that
they would participate in the program again. Ninety-two percent of faculty said that
they would recommend the program to a colleague. Fifty-eight percent found the networking
opportunity valuable; while 83% believed that participation in the NEWR program would
help them achieve a promotion. Hundred percent of the participating institutions who
completed the survey strongly agreed that 1) the program was easy to administer, 2)
participating in the program was valuable to their educational mission, and 3) participating
in the program benefited the promotion of junior women faculty in their department.
Conclusion
Initial experience with the NEWR program in its first year was positive amongst both
faculty and institutional participants. To further help female junior faculty advance
their careers in academia, the NEWR program could be adapted to other geographical
locations to incorporate a greater number of institutions and faculty.
Key Words
Abbreviations:
NEWR (New England Women in Radiology), AUR (Association of University Radiologists), URM (Underrepresented groups in medicine), WIR (Women-in-radiology), AAWR (American Association for Women in Radiology), ACR (American College of Radiology), A3CR2 (The Association of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology), ELAM (Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: June 22, 2022
Accepted:
May 28,
2022
Received in revised form:
May 18,
2022
Received:
March 8,
2022
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