Addressing Barriers to Entry and Retention of Women in Interventional Vascular Specialties With Proposed Solutions
Published: February 20, 2024
- Interventional vascular specialties constitute a dynamic field characterized by evolving innovations and treatment methods.
- Representation of women in interventional vascular fields lags behind other procedure-based specialties, with women representing far less than 5% of interventional cardiologists, 9.8% of interventional radiologists, and 14.6% of vascular surgeons.
- Early exposure to and visibility of women in a field play pivotal roles in how students, particularly female students, select their specialties.
Recommended Reading
- 2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
- Physician Wellness in Academic Cardiovascular Medicine
- 2023 ACC/AHA/SCAI Advanced Training Statement on Interventional Cardiology (Coronary, Peripheral Vascular, and Structural Heart Interventions)
- ACCF/AHA/SCAI 2013 Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Coronary Artery Interventional Procedures
- Crucial Role of Women’s Leadership in Academic Stroke Medicine: You Can’t Be What You Can’t See
- Women in Interventional Cardiology: Small Numbers, Big Impact