Why Mentorship Opportunities For Women In Healthcare Matters

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Nowhere is female mentorship more scarce and needed than in the medical industry. Unfortunately, women have historically been underrepresented in healthcare leadership and continue to make up the minority in medical administration.

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Dr. Anupriya Grover-Wenk is a faculty member at Abington Jefferson Health and an Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. After gathering data and interviewing several female medical students for her Master's thesis, she was greatly disturbed by the lack of mentorship possibilities for women in healthcare.

"I want to change the outlook of mentorship for female physicians, as they shoulder a disproportionate amount of non-professional activities and suffer depression and burnout at higher rates than their male physician counterparts," says Grover-Wenk."Female physicians don't need to be a statistic; we can create a system where female physicians are supported best for their unique needs and challenges.

 

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