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Women in Gastroenterology

In the News

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PNAS 2012 Moss Racusin

Science-2012-Mervis-1592


Objectives

Under the umbrella of the Division of Gastroenterology, we are committed to:

  • Recruitment of women to the field of Gastroenterology
  • Maintaining women faculty in Gastroenterology
  • Career development
  • Educating and encouraging research in women's health issues in Gastroenterology

The committee is comprised of faculty from different tracks, including MDs and PhDs, fellows, research staff/students, and ad-hoc non-GI faculty.


Committee Members

Faten Aberra, MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine

  • Subspecilaty Interests:  Clinical-Educator,
    • Clinical:  Imflammatory Bowel Disease, Gastrointestinal Infectious Desease, General Gastroenterology
    • Clinical Research:  Inflammatory Bowel Disease Epidemiology, Natural History and Therapy
  • Location:  HUP
  • Email:  faten.aberra@uphs.upenn.edu
  • Contact:  215.348.8222

Kyong-Mi Chang, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine; University of Pennsylvania and Director, GI/Hepatitis Clinic and GI Research; Philadelphia VAMC

  • Subspecialty Interests:  Physician Scientist: Translational Research in Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology/Natural History, Therapy, Viral Immunology, Immune Regulation
  • Location:  Philadelphia VA Medical Center
  • Email:  kmchang@mail.med.upenn.edu
  • Contact:  215.823.5893, 215.823.5800 x 6730

Kathryn Hamilton, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Subspecialty Interests:  Intestinal Stem Cells, Colorectal Cancer
  • Location: 655 Clinical Research Building
  • Email:  haka@mail.med.upenn.edu
  • Contact:  215.898.0157

John Lynch, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

  • Subspecialty Interests:  General Gastroenterology, Colon Carcinogenesis, Barrett's Esophagus, Intestinal metaplasias
  • Location:  650 Clinical Research Building
  • Email:  lynchj@mail.med.upenn.edu
  • Contact:  215.898.0155

Abby Olsen (MD/PhD Candidate)

  • Subspecialty Interests:  Hepatic Stellate Cells in Liver Fibrosis
  • Location:  672 Clinical Research Building
  • Email:  olsena@mail.med.upenn.edu
  • Contact:  215.573.1882

Resources

University of Pennsylvania Resources

External Resources


Reading

Articles:

Women's Health:

Balancing Family and Work:

  • Verlander G. Female Physicians.  Balancing Career and FamilyAcademic Psychiatry; Dec 2004, (28): 331-336.
  • Carnes M. Balancing Family and Career - Advice from the Teachers.  Annals of Internal Medicine; Oct 1996, 125(7): 618-620.

Avoiding Burnout:

  • Spickard A, Gabbe SG, Christensen JF. Mid-Career Burnout in Generalist and Specialist Physicians. JAMA; Sept 25, 2002, 288(12): 1447-1450.
  • Sotile WM, Sotile MO.  Beyond Physician Burnout:  Keys to Effective Emotional Management.  Journal of Medical Practice management;  May-June 2003, 18(6): 314-318.
  • Robinson GE.  Stresses on Women Physicians. Consequences and Coping Techinques.  Depression and Anxiety;  2003, 17(3): 180-189.
  • Linzer M, Visser M, Oort FJ, et al.  Predicting and Preventing Physician Burnout:  Results from the United States and the Netherlands.  The American Journal of Medicine;  Aug 2001, 111(2): 170-175.
  • Gundersen L.  Physician Burnout.  Annals of Internal Medicine;  July 2001, 135(2): 145-148.
  • Burnout and Suicidal Ideation Amoung U.S. Medical Students.  Annals of Internal Medicine; Sept 2008, 149(5): 334-341.

Women in Medicine, Science, Leadership and Equality in the Workplace:

Books:

Friedman SD.  Total Leadership, Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life.  Harvard Business Press 2008.


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