The state of gender inclusion in the point-of-care ultrasound community

Almaz S Dessie; Resa E Lewiss; Lori A Stolz; Josie Acuña; Srikar Adhikari; David Amponsah; Marina Del Rios; Rob D Huang; R Starr Knight; Adaira Landry; Rachel B Liu; Michael Gottlieb; Lorraine Ng; Nova L Panebianco; Javier Rosario; Anthony J Weekes; Jodi D Jones

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2021.07.021

The state of gender inclusion in the point-of-care ultrasound community

Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Jun:56:283-285. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.07.021. Epub 2021 Jul 21.

Authors

Almaz S Dessie¹, Resa E Lewiss², Lori A Stolz³, Josie Acuña⁴, Srikar Adhikari⁴, David Amponsah⁵, Marina Del Rios⁶, Rob D Huang⁷, R Starr Knight⁸, Adaira Landry⁹, Rachel B Liu¹⁰, Michael Gottlieb¹¹, Lorraine Ng¹², Nova L Panebianco¹³, Javier Rosario¹⁴, Anthony J Weekes¹⁵, Jodi D Jones¹⁶

Affiliations

¹ Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Department of Emergency Medicine, 630 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, United States of America. Electronic address: almazdessie@gmail.com.
² Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Emergency Medicine, 130 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States of America.
³ University of Cincinnati, Department of Emergency Medicine, 3230 Eden Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States of America.
⁴ University of Arizona, Department of Emergency Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724, United States of America.
⁵ Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202, United States of America.
⁶ University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Emergency Medicine, 1853 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612, United States of America.
⁷ University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States of America.
⁸ University of California-San Francisco, Department of Emergency Medicine, 513 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States of America.
⁹ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, United States of America.
¹⁰ Yale School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510, United States of America.
¹¹ Rush University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 1620 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612, United States of America.
¹² Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Department of Emergency Medicine, 630 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, United States of America.
¹³ University of Pennsylvania, Department of Emergency Medicine, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America.
¹⁴ University of Central Florida, Department of Emergency Medicine, 6850 Lake Nona Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827, United States of America.
¹⁵ Carolinas Medical Center at Atrium Health, Department of Emergency Medicine, 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States of America.
¹⁶ UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, United States of America.

PMID: 34334282
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.07.021

No abstract available

Keywords: Diversity; Emergency medicine; Equity; Gender disparities; Inclusion; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cultural Diversity*
Humans
Point-of-Care Systems*
Sexism