Association of Academic Physiatrists Women’s Task Force Report

The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) convened a women's task force in 2016, and the members agreed on a list of metrics that would permit retrospective data review pertaining to the representation and inclusion of women physicians in the society. Examples of categories examined included leadership positions (i.e., board membership, board presidents, committee membership, committee chairs, and resident fellow physician chairs), conference presentations (i.e., annual meeting session proposals, annual meeting faculty, annual meeting plenary speakers) and recognition awards (i.e., recognition award nominations and recipients). The findings highlight areas in which the AAP has been successful in supporting gender equity and other areas in which women physiatrists have been underrepresented. The task force worked with the Board of Trustees to construct an action plan; asking the respective committees to address areas of underrepresentation. A volunteer from each committee was deemed a "diversity steward" and going forward will work directly with the task force as a liaison to document an action plan and collect data. The board plans to transparently report progress to members and other stakeholders, and the task force aims to publish a follow-up report within the next five years. Corresponding Author Julie K. Silver, MD, Address: 300 1st Avenue, Charlestown, MA 02025. Email: Julie_silver@hms.harvard.edu Disclosures Julie K. Silver, MD - none Sara Cuccurullo, MD - none Anne Felicia Ambrose, MD – none Saurabha Bhatnagar, MD - none Glendaliz Bosques, MD – none Talya K. Fleming, MD - none Walter R. Frontera, MD, PhD - none Danielle Perret Karimi, MD - none Mooyeon Oh-Park, MD - none Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD - none Christopher Visco, MD - none Lyn Weiss, MD - none Tiffany Knowlton, JD, MBA - none Funding Information – No funding was received for this work. Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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