Post on 26-Mar-2015
Women in UK Cardiology 2005
Dr. Jane Flint
In: SAC Trainees Session 23rd May 2005 Manchester
No Conflict of Interest Declared
Annual Scientific ConferenceManchester 23 – 26 May 2005
Women in UK CardiologyWomen in UK Cardiology
Moving Forward with Action Points
British Cardiac Society 2005
Action PointsAction Points
• Establish mentors for women in cardiology – Establish mentors for women in cardiology – Specialty, Deanery and Trust basedSpecialty, Deanery and Trust based
• Facilitate flexible training – STC based Facilitate flexible training – STC based representatives, supernumerary funding, job representatives, supernumerary funding, job share opportunitiesshare opportunities
• Establish more part-time consultant postsEstablish more part-time consultant posts• Improve access for women to popular Improve access for women to popular
subspecialties such as interventionsubspecialties such as intervention• Refuse to tolerate sexism or gender based Refuse to tolerate sexism or gender based
discrimination in the workplace discrimination in the workplace
Draft Mentoring NetworkDraft Mentoring Network MENTORING NETWORK TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN CARDIOLOGY MAY 2005 JANE FLINT BCS Council Rep jane.flint@dgoh.nhs.uk Deanery Higher Specialist
Training Chair Flexible Training Rep on HST Committee
Associate Dean for Flexible Training/ Other Links
Senior Women Cardiologists
Anglia Dr David Stone
Dr Claire Lawton Dr Sarah Clarke Dr Leisa Freeman
London NE Dr Peter Mills
NW Dr Richard Sutton
Dr Rafi Kaprielian
SE Dr John Coltart
SW Dr Charles Pumphrey
Ms Beverley Gainey (deputy Alan IP) also administrator for Essex & Herts and KSS Deanery No Associate Dean exc Dr Subir Mukherjee KSS Deanery Prof Elisabeth Paice Dean Director PGMDE
Dr Jean McEwan Dr Di Holdright Dr Ghada Mikhail Dr Shrilla Banerjee Dr Kathy Williams Dr Rachael James
Mersey Dr Raph Perry
previously Mr Graham Lamont No Associate Dean now
Dr Karen Clarke
Northern Dr Nick Linker
No current Associate Dean previously Dr Nancy Redfern (now Director of Hospital Practice) NB see Yorkshire Dr Ros Roden
Dr Kate Willmer
Northern Ireland
Dr Jennifer Adgey
Dr Tom Trouton Ms Margot Roberts (Admin Director) No Associate Dean
Dr Heather Dunn
HST Committee Chairs’ HST Committee Chairs’ QuestionnaireQuestionnaire
• ALL prepared to support flexible trainingALL prepared to support flexible training
• 12/20 (60%) experienced in flexible 12/20 (60%) experienced in flexible trainingtraining
• 11/20 (55%) have Associate Deans in 11/20 (55%) have Associate Deans in flexible training (only 6 hold meetings)flexible training (only 6 hold meetings)
• 11/20 (55%) foresaw funding problems11/20 (55%) foresaw funding problems
• 5/20 (25%) HST member responsible5/20 (25%) HST member responsible
• 10 trainees currently training flexibly10 trainees currently training flexibly
HST Committee Chairs’ HST Committee Chairs’ QuestionnaireQuestionnaire
• 11/20 (55%) have < 20% women trainees
• ALL prepared to use additional mentoring if required
• 16/20 (80%) would welcome a mentoring network supporting women and consider it useful
• Only 4/20 (20%) have counselled colleagues re sexist attitude
The Way ForwardThe Way Forward
• 7/20 (35%) have held competitive 7/20 (35%) have held competitive interviews for subspecialty training slotsinterviews for subspecialty training slots
• 8/20 (40%) more planning to do so8/20 (40%) more planning to do so
• 4/20 (20%) attempted positive response 4/20 (20%) attempted positive response regarding initiatives to increase P/T regarding initiatives to increase P/T training and working opportunitiestraining and working opportunities
• More data clearly required – AND More data clearly required – AND INITIATIVES!INITIATIVES!
DISCUSSION of INITIATIVESDISCUSSION of INITIATIVES
• Specific mention in JCHMT literature, Specific mention in JCHMT literature, Deanery/Trust advertisementsDeanery/Trust advertisements
• Reversal of previous negative adviceReversal of previous negative advice• Use of Deanery team to facilitate inter-deanery Use of Deanery team to facilitate inter-deanery
transfer/flexible trainingtransfer/flexible training• Part-time initiatives: sessions reduced, job-splits, Part-time initiatives: sessions reduced, job-splits,
examples from other specialtiesexamples from other specialties• Focus on areas of interest in CPD for new Focus on areas of interest in CPD for new
consultants, buddy coverconsultants, buddy cover• Consider minimum 25% women trainees by Consider minimum 25% women trainees by
2006/72006/7