“While progress has been made to improve gender diversity in the physician workforce, barriers to equity still exist, which is currently proven by the disproportionately low number of female physicians achieving academic advancement and serving in leadership positions,” said Dr. Ende. “The medical and patient communities benefit from a diverse physician workforce, and a concerted effort must be made to eliminate the inequities that exist in compensation and career advancement opportunities.”
ACP’s evidence-based public policy positions are based on reviewed literature and input from the ACP's Board of Governors, Board of Regents, Council of Early Career Physicians, Council of Resident/Fellow Members, Council of Student Members, and Council of Subspecialty Societies and nonmember experts in the relevant field. This paper was developed by ACP's Health and Public Policy Committee, which is charged with addressing issues that affect the health care of the American public and the practice of internal medicine and its subspecialties.
About the American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States with members in more than 145 countries worldwide. ACP membership includes 152,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internal medicine physicians are specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness.
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