Geisel and Women of Dartmouth Roundtable Addresses Systemic Biases and Research Gaps in Women's and Minority Health
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Women of Dartmouth recently convened a roundtable titled 'Leadership, Legacy and Lessons Learned' in Boston. The event brought together distinguished women from medicine, business, academia, and journalism to discuss their career advancements despite systemic biases against women. A central theme of the discussion was the significant lag in medical and scientific research benefiting women and people of color. Panelists highlighted that while the U.S. has made major scientific advancements, it has the poorest population health among 38 leading international countries and the highest maternal mortality rate among developed economies. Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, the first African American woman to serve as dean of a U.S. medical school, emphasized that the U.S. can and must do better. Carolyn M. Mazure, former Chair of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, noted that women were historically excluded from clinical research studies, and data were not dis...
