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Development of an Innovative Career Development Program for Early-Career Women Faculty
Suzanne C Danhauer1, Janet A Tooze2, Natalie Am Barrett3
1Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
|July 31, 2019
Summary
The Early Career Development Program for Women significantly enhanced career skills, knowledge, and confidence in women faculty. Participants reported improved abilities in promotion, communication, conflict management, and work-life balance.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Career Development
- Gender Studies in Science
Background:
- Women faculty in academic medicine often face unique career advancement challenges.
- The Women in Medicine & Science Program developed an Early Career Development Program to address these needs.
- The program aims to promote career progression for women in academic medical settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of the Early Career Development Program for Women on participants' career skills, knowledge, confidence, and perceptions.
- To assess changes in participants' understanding of the academic medical environment.
Main Methods:
- A pre- and post-program survey design was employed.
- 65 women faculty participated in the study between 2014 and 2017.
- Surveys assessed career skills, knowledge, confidence, environmental perceptions, and program feedback.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements were observed in most career skills and knowledge areas, particularly in promotion pathways, communication tailoring, conflict management, and work-life balance.
- Participants reported a significant increase in confidence across all measured items, with notable gains in networking, institutional culture understanding, feedback delivery, and motivation.
- The program received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with 89.3% rating its impact as very strong/profound and high ratings for concepts, skills, and community.
Conclusions:
- The Early Career Development Program effectively enhanced work-related skills, knowledge, and confidence among early-career women faculty.
- Participants felt the program provided essential skills for career development within an academic medical center.
- The program fostered a supportive community, contributing to participants' professional growth.
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