Promoting Gender Equity in the Medical Workforce, Benefits of Diversity

Despite the high demand for healthcare workers during a years-long workforce shortage and the demonstrated benefits of workforce diversity, large disparities exist between women and men in the medical field including leadership transitions and promotions. Shikha Jain, MD, a hematologist and oncologist at UIC Cancer Center and the founder of Women in Medicine (WIM), and Eve Bloomgarden, MD, an endocrinologist and chief development officer for WIM, shared their nonprofit's goals and efforts to reverse gender gaps in the healthcare workforce.