Cardio-oncology & otherGuideline or statement

Addressing Barriers to Entry and Retention of Women in Interventional Vascular Specialties With Proposed Solutions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

CirculationPublished

  • Scientific statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Encouraging parity of women in these fields needs to start in medical school

  2. Streamlining of training (as interventional radiology and vascular surgery have done, with a resultant increase in percentage of women trainees)

  3. Standardization of institutional promotion of women in leadership

  4. Professional and industry partnerships for the retention and advancement of women

Original publication

Addressing Barriers to Entry and Retention of Women in Interventional Vascular Specialties With Proposed Solutions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Published 20 February 2024. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000001210

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