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Medical Schools Challenged To Improve Women Leader Record
The thousands o f women who
ladder, to help iniate necessary c u l­
compose more than 40 percent o f
medical school classes and 47 per­
cent o f U.S. P h D . programs are s till
taught largely by men. despite years
o f efforts to bolster the presence o f
tural changes in medical school com ­
munities, and to provide women w ith
enhanced m entoring and support as
they pursue careers in medical edu­
cation.
women in medical education as both
students and faculty, male medical
school professors today outnum ber
“ F a ilin g to achieve a greater bal­
ance between women and men is
sim p ly not an option i f academic
m edicine is to meet the leadership
challenges it faces,” said Jordan
Cohen A A M C president. “ T oo many
women professors by 10 to one. To
A chieve a better gender balance, the
Association o f Am erican M edical
Colleges has launched a new nation­
al in itia tive to make medical school
and teaching hospital leaders more
aware o f the barriers women face in
m oving up the academic m edicine
gender balance as our issue-our jo in t
social obligation -- i f we are to achieve
success.”
The in itia tive , “ Increasing W om ­
en’ s Leadership in Academ ic M e d i­
cine,” was developed by an A A M C
com m ittee o f m edical school deans,
teaching hospitals leaders, faculty
and students. In their report on the
project, the com m ittee contends that
women continue to be blocked dis­
proportionately from achieving lead­
ership positions in academic m edi­
cine fo r a host o f com plex reasons
men have chosen not to in vol ve them­
selves in im p ro vin g the gender
balance, dism issing it as a ‘ w o m ­
in clu d in g isolation, cultural stereo­
types, discrim ination, sexism, fam i­
ly responsibilities adn a paucity o f
en’ s issue.’ M en, as w ell as, women
must urge the shattering o f barriers to
mentors as. As result o f this environ­
ment, the percentage o f women fac­
ulty who have achieved the rank o f
fu ll professor has remained stagnant
at 9 percent since 1980; o n ly 5 per­
cent o f medical department chairs
are women; fewer than 10 percent o f
m ajor teaching hospital C E O ’s are
women; and o n ly 4 women are med­
ical school deans.
Fostering w om en’ s leadership is a
pragmatic move that w ill prove to be
a key factor fo r the v ia b ility o f aca­
demic m edicine in general and o f
individual institutions in particular,
the comm ittee asserts. For example,
those institutions that w o rk to dis­
T he T a ste W h a t’ s N e x t P o ll
I I , a s u rv e y o f fo o d w rite rs ,
c h e fs , c o o k b o o k a u th o rs and
d ie titia n s , fo u n d th a t n e a rly a ll
fo o d e x p e rts (9 8 % ) tr y to c re ­
ate m eals th a t are b o th g re a t­
ta s tin g and lo w -fa t. T o p w ays
fo o d p ro s do th a t, Use a w id e r
v a rie ty o f ve g e ta b le s (8 8 % ), use
a w id e r v a rie ty o f herbs and
s p ice s (8 3 % ) , ch o o se le a n e r
m eats (7 6 % ), use a w id e r v a r i­
e ty o f beans and g ra in s (7 5 % ).
“ E ven fo o d e xp e rts are lo o k ­
in g fo r w a ys to tr im the fa t fro m
t h e ir d ie ts , b u t t h e y ’ re n o t
s k im p in g on f la v o r ,” says R o b ­
in K lin e , a c e r tifie d c u lin a r y p r o ­
fe s s io n a l and d ire c to r o f the P o rk
In fo rm a tio n B u re a u ( P IB ) fo r th e
“ C o o k It L ig h t” re cip e s. " A n d
when y o u te ll p e o p le y o u ’ re s e rv ­
in g p o rk te n d e rlo in , th e y d o n ’ t
N a tio n a l P o rk P ro d u c e rs C o u n ­
c il (N P P C ). “ T h e ke y to e a tin g
w e ll is u n d e rs ta n d in g fo o d o p ­
tio n s .”
th in k th e y ’ re e a tin g d ie t fo o d .”
F o r a d v ic e on in c lu d in g m eat
in a lo w - fa t d ie t, th re e o u t o f fo u r
fo o d e x p e rts re co m m e n d re d u c ­
“ Fresh p o rk is d e fin ite ly p a rt
o f th e e q u a tio n ,” says c o o k b o o k
ing the p o rtio n size (7 8 % ) and
e a tin g le a n e r cuts o f m eat (7 3 % ).
a u th o r and s y n d ic a te d fo o d c o l­
u m n is t Jeanne Jones.
A c c o rd in g to U S. D e p a rtm e n t
o f A g r ic u ltu r e (U S D A ) fig u re s ,
a th re e -o u n c e s e rv in g o f p o rk
te n d e rlo in has ju s t 4.1 gram s o f
fa t and 139 c a lo rie s .
For a meal w ith fla v o rfu l vegeta­
bles and lean meat, K lin e recom ­
“ S k in le s s c h ic k e n b re a st has
a lw a y s f i t a lo w - fa t life s ty le , and
p o rk has a s im ila r p la ce in a lo w -
fa t d ie t, to o ,” says Jones, w h o
o fte n in c lu d e s fre sh p o rk as a
s u b s titu te f o r c h ic k e n in h e r
W hen se e k in g lo w -fa t re sta u ­
rant ite m s, G a n d suggests th a t
d in n ers zone in on menu d e s c rip ­
tio n s . “ C o o k in g m e th o d s o ffe r
c lu e s to f in d in g lo w - f a t o p ­
tio n s ,”
The s k y ’ s the lim it fo r a th ird
o f p ro fe s s io n a ls (3 3 % ) w h o say
th e y ’ re n o t c o n c e rn e d w ith fat
mends Mediterranean Pork Kabobs,
skewers o f pork cubes, marinated
artichoke hearts and red bell pepper
(recipe included).
o rc a lo rie s w hen e a tin g o u t Less
than h a lf (4 4 % ) o rd e r an item
that th e y k n o w is lo w -fa t.
M o re than h a lf o f a ll fo o d p ro ­
fe s s io n a ls (5 4 % ) say i t ’ s d i f f i ­
“ P eo p le w h o w o n ’ t use cream
in th e ir o w n hom e c o o k in g o fte n
c u lt to o rd e r lo w -fa t c h o ic e s in
go to re s ta u ra n ts and o rd e r a
meal w ith a ric h sauce,” Jones
re s ta u ra n ts . A th ir d o f fo o d p ro ­
fe s s io n a ls (3 1 % ) say th e y ana­
lyze the m enu d e s c rip tio n s b e ­
fo re m a k in g ch o ice s.
says. “ F o o d e x p e rts —lik e m ost
p e o p le — w ill e n jo y any fo o d in
m o d e ra tio n .
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a lly used western techniques (and
perhaps, in the past, questioned the
effectiveness o f Chinese m edical
A half-day c lin ic w ill a llo w par­
ticipants to try acupuncture, Chinese
herbs, and massage.
techniques) are incorporating more
and more Chinese concepts and tech­
niques into th e ir practices.
O re g o n ia n s can fin d o u t m ore
Participants can also take part in
special sessions on w om en’ s health,
pediatrics, the use o f acupuncture to
treat chem ical dependency, qigong,
the treatment o f H IV /A ID S , n u tri­
tion, treating pain, treating allergies
and sinus infections, treating stress
and em otional issues, sports injuries,
and the philosophy o f Chinese med­
icine.
W alk-ins are welcom e as space
allow s; a ll lunches must be reserved
h e a lth needs. P a rtic ip a n ts can
le a rn h o w to choose an a c u p u n c ­
tu r is t, h o w tr a d itio n a l C h in e se
m e d ic in e uses herbs and n u tr i­
tio n , b a sic co n c e p ts o f t a iji ( t ’ ai
c h i) and q ig o n g ( c h ’ i g u n g ), the
maintain o r im prove their health,
western doctors who have tra d itio n -
p h ilo s o p h y b e h in d C h in e se m e d ­
ic in e , and m ore.
a b o u t w h a t C h in e s e m e d ic in e is
lik e , w h y it w o rk s , and h o w th e y
m ig h t use aspects fo r th e ir ow n
sexes. “ Increasing the number o f
w omen leaders w ill bring greater d i­
versity adn balance to an institu­
tio n ’ s leadership, benefiting students,
residents and patients,’ said Janet
B icke l A A M C associate VP fo r in ­
stitutional planning and development.
wom en pursue medical and science
careers. Increasing the number o f
wom en leaders and faculty also w ill
provide academic medical centers
w i th a compet it i ve ad vantage because
wom en pursue prim ary care careers
more often than men and are the
preferred health care providers o f
and who access the health care sys­
T o assist medical schools and
teaching hospitals in their e fforts to
enhance the leadership o f women,
the A A M C com m ittee recommends
developing and m entoring women
faculty adm inistrators, residents and
tem more often than men.
Greater leadership by women also
may change the culture o f academic
students, im proving pathwaysto lead­
ership and fostering readiness to
change.
women, who make the m a jo rity o f
health decisions fo r their fam ilies,
In support o f the national day o f
com m itm ent to children on June 1 -
Stand For Children -- C hildren First
fo r Oregon is releasing a new report
several clear trends that were true for
the m ajority o f counties across Ore­
called “ C ounty Data For C om m unity
A ction: l996S tatusofO regon’ sC hil-
dren.” The report provides 36 fact
gon. The percent o f women receiving
adequate prenatal care has increased
in 30 counties (however, no counties
sheets w ith inform ation o fh o w coun­
have achieved the 1995 benchmark o f
95 percent). In addition m ortality rate
among infants has decreased in 21
counties and in 27 counties childcare
space is available.
Crim es against individuals has in­
creased in 26 counties and the ju v e ­
niles arrest rate has increased in 27
counties. Teen suicide has increased
in 24 counties.
progress toward meeting the 1995
statewide benchmarks. Inform ation
is included on how to use the county
data to im prove the q u a lity o fh o w to
use the findings in the report for
com m unity action.
“ The re p o rt’ s findings h ig h lig h t
the need fo r all Oregonians to get
involved in turning things around for
our children, i f we are to reach the
Oregon Benchmarks for Children and
Fam ilies,” said Gary D o m b ro ff, E x­
ecutive D irector. “ We hope a ll O re­
gonians w ill jo in the Stand For C h il­
dren e ffo rt by pledging to change at
least one thing in his o r her life in
to volunteering in your local school.”
The Children First report compares
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change for better or worse, or no change
fo r each o f the 36 counties. It found
ties are doing on 14 indicators o f
c h ild w e ll-b e in g and reports on
order to put children first - anything
from reading d a ily to your ow n ch ild
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Why It Works How You Can Use It
Health: A Day o f T ra d itio n al C h i­
nese M edicine, from 9:30 a m. to 5
p.m. on Saturday, June 15, at Port­
land State U n iv e rs ity ’ s Sm ith Center
B allroom , 1825 SW Broadway, 3rd
floor.
Chinese m edicine and approach­
es to health have grown dram atically
in popularity in the past several years.
N ot only have more people turned to
Chinese herbs, acupuncture, and oth­
er Chinese medical approaches to
“ The
w o rd s: baked, g r ille d , poached
and s te a m e d ’ p o in t to prepara
tio n s th a t use less o ils .”
Chinese medicine:
The N orthw est C hina C ouncil.
Oregon College o f O riental M e d i­
cine. and Oregon Acupuncture A s­
sociation present Chinese W ays o f
G a n d e x p la in s .
m edicine in ways beneficial to both
more successful in re cru itin g the best
and brightest as grate numbers o f
New Report On Children
Survey Shows How Food Lovers Trim Fat
A ne w s u rv e y asked fo o d e x ­
p e rts h o w ta ste m easures up
a g a in s t lo w - fa t w hen c o o k in g
and c h o o s in g fo o d s and fo u n d
th a t taste w in s .
solve gender-related barriers w ill be
county data rates in 1990 to 1994/95
and assesses whether there was a
“ The First step to im p ro vin g the
q u a lity o f life for O regon’ s children
is to become better inform ed about
the overall condition o f the children
in out county and to identify the
issues that need out attention,” said
report author, Swati Adarkar. “ We
are hoping that the county profiles
w i 11 provide commun ities w ith a snap
shot o fy o u r children and fam ilies are
doing on some im portant indices o f
com m unity health and w ell-being and
that the suggested action steps w ill
hop more people to get involved in
reaching the childhood benchmarks.”
“ L a st M o n t h , I W a l k e d
I n t o U .S . B a n k A n d
S u d d e n l y E v e r y t h in g
C a m e U p R o s e s .”
by June 12. For more inform ation,
call the N orthw est C hina C ouncil,
503/725-4567
Can Hormones Help Memory?
Kaiser Permanente’ s C enter fo r
Health Research is one o f 38 sites
throughout the U.S.-- and the o nly
Northwest s ite -w h ic h w ill be evalu­
ating the role o f hormone replace­
ment therapy in slow ing the onset o f
memory loss and dementia. The Cen­
ter fo r Health Research already is
participating in the landmark 15-year
W om en’ s Health In itia tive , a nation­
wide study which seeks to learn how
to prevent the three m ajor causes o f
death and d isa b ility in older women:
heart disease, cancer (breast and
colorectal), and osteoporosis.
The W om en’ s Health In itia tiv e
M em ory Study is the largest study o f
its kind and w ill involve 8,000 post­
menopausal women age 65 and o ld ­
er. The six-year, $16 m illio n e ffo rt
w ill try to answer the question i f
estrogen alone or the com bination o f
estrogen and progestin w ill delay the
progression o f dementia, such as
A lzh e im e r’ s.
A lzh e im e r’ s disease is the most
Health In itia tiv e can call the Center
fo r Health, Portland 335-2450, Van­
all W om en’ s Health In itia tiv e study.
Kaiser Permanente’ s Center fo r
Health Research received nearly $ 10
m illio n to conduct the W H I study.
The C H R was founded in 1964 as a
n o t-fo r-p ro fit research institute, con­
ducts research in several m a jo r ar­
couver 418-6002, Oregon outside
Portland 1-800-732-7885.
“ This new arm o f the W om en’ s
Health In itia tiv e is an im portant ad­
d itio n to the overall research e ffo rt,”
says Barbara Valanis, Dr. P.H., and
p rin c ip le investigator o fth e Portland
study. “ There are many form s o f
dementia, and the prevalence dou­
bles every five years beginning at
about age 60. The preventive ap­
proaches being tested in the s tu d y -
such as hormone replacement thera-
p y -h a v e shown prom ise but have
not yet been proven. T h a t’ s w hy this
research is so im portant.”
W y e th -A y e rs t L a b o ra to rie s is
funding the m em ory study arm o f the
W om en’ s Health In itia tive . It also
has supplied hormones fo r the over-
eas, in clu d in g c lin ic a l tra ils and epi­
dem iology studies; studies on health
behavior, research methods, and the
use o f medical care services; and
testing o f innovations in the organi
zation, fin a n cing and d e liv e ry o f
health care.
Kaiser Permanente is a group prac­
tice health maintenance organization
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