Fostering belonging in academic anaesthesiology: faculty and department chair perspectives on supporting women anaesthesiologists

Abstract

An increasing number of global initiatives aim to address the disconnection between the increasing number of women entering medicine and the persistence of gender imbalance in the physician anaesthesiologist workforce. This commentary complements the global movement's efforts to increase women's representation in academic anaesthesiology by presenting considerations for fostering inclusion for women in academic anaesthesiology from both the faculty and departmental leadership perspectives in a US academic anaesthesiology department.

Keywords: faculty development; gender; leadership; sponsorship; women in anaesthesiology; workforce diversity.