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Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil; Joan R. Butterton, MD; Rebecca Starr, MBA, MSW; Nancy J. Tarbell, MD

Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(4):343-345.

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Although women are recruited to academic medical programs, their advancement to senior faculty positions is still far less frequent than that of their male counterparts.^1-4 Several studies have identified obstacles hindering the success of women faculty members,^5-7 and balancing work with family responsibilities is a particularly salient challenge faced by many women.⁸ Research has demonstrated that differences between male and female faculty members without children are slight, but women with children may have less research funding, publish fewer peer-reviewed studies, report less career progress, and have less career satisfaction than men with children.⁹

To improve the retention and advancement of its women faculty members, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) initiated an awards program providing bridge funding to junior faculty women during the child-bearing years. We report herein the design and ongoing evaluation of this . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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