OUR MISSION
- To support the advancement and leadership of women in academic medicine
- To promote education and research in women’s health


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Promotion -- Professional Development -- Procedures
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Penn Resources for Women
- Alice Paul Center for Research on Women and Gender
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- Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
- Penn Forum for Women Faculty
- Penn Women's Center
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- Trustees' Council of Penn Women (TCPW)
External Resources for Women
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) <homepage>
- Bibliography Suggestions from AAMC
- Data & Publications
- AAMC Reporter
- Academic Medicine
- Annual Data: Medical Faculty Gender Statistics
- Faculty Salary Survey Report (*requires AAMC log on-- to establish this, please contact Pat Scott for temporary code)
- Facuty Vitae
- Faculty Foward: Alliance for Advancing the Academic Medicine Workplace
- GWIMS: Group on Women in Medicine and Science
- GWIMS Quarterly Newsletter and Recommended reading
- Meetings in Academic Medicine
Miscellaneous Professional Development Resources
- The Academic Scientists' Toolkit
- Center for Creative Leadership
- ELAM- Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
- Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty (Howard Hughes Medical Institute [HHMI] Manual)
- MentorNet
- "New Investigators" Resource at NIH Office of Extramural Research
- "WISELI"- Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute
Other Helpful Resources
- Care.com: online resource to help find child care, special needs, senior care, tutoring, housekeeping and pet care. Also provide services for special needs care, senior care and housecleaning (has been used by our women faculty with great reviews). (*** Use promo code CARE10 to receive 10% off of your Care.com purchase)
- Parents in a Pinch, Inc. (*** as of Jan 2010, now partnered with Penn-see HR below under Back up Care )
University Human Resources [homepage]
- Benefits
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- Retirement and Financial Planning
- Tuition Benefits
- Faculty and Staff Discount Programs
- Fitness and Recreation on Campus
- U@PENN
- Work Life Balance Programs: Quality of Worklife Programs
