TY - JOUR
T1 - Pathways for Recruiting and Retaining Women and Underrepresented Minority Clinicians and Physician Scientists Into the Radiation Oncology Workforce
T2 - A Summary of the 2019 ASTRO/NCI Diversity Symposium Session at the ASTRO Annual Meeting
AU - Suneja, Gita
AU - Mattes, Malcolm D.
AU - Mailhot Vega, Raymond B.
AU - Escorcia, Freddy E.
AU - Lawton, Colleen
AU - Greenberger, Joel
AU - Kesarwala, Aparna H.
AU - Spektor, Alexander
AU - Vikram, Bhadrasain
AU - Deville, Curtiland
AU - Siker, Malika
N1 - Funding Information:
Sources of support: Dr Suneja reports grants from National Institues of Health. Dr Spektor reports grants from National Institutes of Health , grants from Burroughs Wellcome Fund, personal fees from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, personal fees from Bayer Pharmaceuticals, and personal fees from Astellas Pharmaceuticals outside the submitted work. Dr. Kesarwala reports grants from National Institutes of Health.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Diversifying the radiation oncology workforce is an urgent and unmet need. During the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2019 Annual Meeting, ASTRO's Committee on Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (CHEDI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) collaborated on the ASTRO-NCI Diversity Symposium, entitled “Pathways for Recruiting and Retaining Women and Underrepresented Minority Clinicians and Physician Scientists Into the Radiation Oncology Workforce.” Herein, we summarize the presented data and personal anecdotes with the goal of raising awareness of ongoing and future initiatives to improve recruitment and retention of underrepesented groups to radiation oncology. Common themes include the pivotal role of mentorship and standardized institutional practices – such as protected time and pay parity – as critical to achieving a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
AB - Diversifying the radiation oncology workforce is an urgent and unmet need. During the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2019 Annual Meeting, ASTRO's Committee on Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (CHEDI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) collaborated on the ASTRO-NCI Diversity Symposium, entitled “Pathways for Recruiting and Retaining Women and Underrepresented Minority Clinicians and Physician Scientists Into the Radiation Oncology Workforce.” Herein, we summarize the presented data and personal anecdotes with the goal of raising awareness of ongoing and future initiatives to improve recruitment and retention of underrepesented groups to radiation oncology. Common themes include the pivotal role of mentorship and standardized institutional practices – such as protected time and pay parity – as critical to achieving a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adro.2020.05.003
DO - 10.1016/j.adro.2020.05.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 33083641
AN - SCOPUS:85087028121
SN - 2452-1094
VL - 5
SP - 798
EP - 803
JO - Advances in Radiation Oncology
JF - Advances in Radiation Oncology
IS - 5
ER -