Celebrating the achievements of women in radiology

According to the AAMC data base, only 36 of the 214 (17%) Radiology Department chairs in the United States are women [2]. Woman leaders began to appear on the national radiology organization scene with Dr. Adele Swenson being appointed the RSNA executive director in 1971 to be followed in 1995 with...

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Published inClinical imaging Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. A1 - A2
Main Author DeBenedectis, Carolynn M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2020
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Awards & honors
Jackson, Valerie
Leadership
Maternity & paternity leaves
Presidents
Radiology
Women
San Francisco California
United States > US
Massachusetts
Germany
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Summary:According to the AAMC data base, only 36 of the 214 (17%) Radiology Department chairs in the United States are women [2]. Woman leaders began to appear on the national radiology organization scene with Dr. Adele Swenson being appointed the RSNA executive director in 1971 to be followed in 1995 with Dr. Helen Redman being elected the first woman president of the RSNA [10]. Dr. Valerie Jackson now serves as its Executive Director [12], The Society of Chairs in Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD) did not have a female president until 2012, Dr. Valerie Jackson, and will not see another female president until 2020, when Dr. Cheri Canon assumes the role [15].
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ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.11.001