

At Harbor-UCLA, we have recently established the Women in Cardiology program to help:
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Create awareness around the barriers and challenges that women face in cardiology
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Provide female fellows and residents interested in cardiology with academic and professional skills and mentorship that will help them succeed after training.
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Advocate for female trainees within the Division and Department
Program Events
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Quarterly events that focus on networking and skills development
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Ongoing collaboration with other women in medicine groups on campus
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Financial support to attend local conferences and symposiums that emphasize Women’s Cardiovascular Health
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Research projects that encourage our female trainees to participate in and present at national conferences
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Recruiting outside female speakers to present at Cardiology Grand Rounds
Program Details
Academic & Professional Skills Development​
By helping our female trainees develop these necessary skills, we can empower them to overcome institutional and systemic barriers women face in advancing their careers.
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Salary negotiations and pay disparities
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Battling imposter syndrome
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Scholarship in academic medicine
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Sponsorship and mentorship
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Mock Interviews
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​Leadership​
Our curriculum will emphasize and practice skills that will help trainees become successful leaders in the future.
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Leadership-style seminar
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Time management and saying no
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EQ/IQ identification
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Conflict resolution
Scholarship​
We aim to provide a platform to promote and encourage academic endeavors for our female trainees.
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Invite at least three female scholars to speak at our grand rounds every year
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Financially support female trainees to go to regional and national conferences every year
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Starting a research project
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Advocacy​
We want to encourage our trainees to bring awareness to topics that highlight the inequities and challenges women confront in medicine.
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Gender disparities in patient outcomes
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Family planning and infertility
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Radiation safety
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Sexual harassment
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Gender gap in academics medicine and promotion