Physician-scientist trainees with parenting responsibilities need financial and childcare support

Caroline S Jansen; Ayaka Sugiura; Lauren Stalbow; Christie Nguyen; Jacelyn Peabody Lever; Amy Peiper; Amara Plaza-Jennings; Linda Varvel; Megan A Williams; Ali Zarrinpar; Talia H Swartz

doi:10.1038/s41591-023-02606-y

Physician-scientist trainees with parenting responsibilities need financial and childcare support

Nat Med. 2023 Dec;29(12):2990-2992. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02606-y.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
³ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AB, USA.
⁵ University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
⁶ Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
⁷ Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
⁸ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. talia.swartz@mssm.edu.

Abstract

Physician–scientists who become parents during their long period of training need additional funding and support for lactation, childcare and healthcare, to ensure an equitable workforce.

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research*
Child
Child Care
Humans
Parenting
Physicians*

Abstract

MeSH terms

Grants and funding