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Women in Cardiology

At Harbor-UCLA, we have recently established the Women in Cardiology program to help:

  • Create awareness around the barriers and challenges that women face in cardiology

  • Provide female fellows and residents interested in cardiology with academic and professional skills and mentorship that will help them succeed after training.

  • Advocate for female trainees within the Division and Department

Program Events

  • Quarterly events that focus on networking and skills development

  • Ongoing collaboration with other women in medicine groups on campus

  • Financial support to attend local conferences and symposiums that emphasize Women’s Cardiovascular Health

  • Research projects that encourage our female trainees to participate in and present at national conferences

  • 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

  •  Battling imposter syndrome

  •  Scholarship in academic medicine

  •  Sponsorship and mentorship

  •  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

  • Time management and saying no

  • EQ/IQ identification

  • 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

  • Financially support female trainees to go to regional and national conferences every year

  • 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

  • Family planning and infertility

  • Radiation safety

  • Sexual harassment

  • Gender gap in academics medicine and promotion

Applicants who are interested in applying to Harbor-UCLA can apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The General Cardiology Fellowship currently accepts 5 fellows a year.

For more information, please contact:
Cristina Eusebio
General Cardiology Fellowship

Program Coordinator
meusebio@dhs.lacounty.gov

Phone: 424-306-8849 | Fax: 424-306-6647

Division of Cardiology | 1124 W. Carson St | Torrance, CA 90502 | RB-2- 3rd Floor

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