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• Harvard University Project Implicit

• The Role of the Chief Diversity Officer in Academic Health Centers
  Association of American Medical Colleges, 2012
• Diversity Matters
  Pamela S. Douglas, Kim Allan Williams, Mary Norine Walsh; JACC; Sep 2017
• Why Diversity Matters
  Catalyst Information Center; July 2013
• Diversity as Strategy
  Thomas, David A.; Harvard Business Review; Sept. 2004
• National Institutes of Health Addresses the Science of Diversity
  Valantine, Hannah A.; Collins, Francis S.; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; Aug. 2015
• Opinion: Gender Diversity Leads to Better Science
  Nielsen, Mathias W.; et al.; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; Feb. 2017

• Speaker Introductions at Internal Medicine Grand Rounds: Forms of Address Reveal Gender Bias
  Files, Julia A.; et al.; Journal of Women's Health; Feb. 2017
• Why is John More Likely to Become Department Chair Than Jennifer?
  Carnes M, Bartels CM, Kaatz A; Kolehmainen C.; Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association; 2015
• Research Letter: Representation of Women Among Academic Grand Rounds Speakers
  Boiko, Julie R.; Anderson, Alyce J. M.; Gordon, Rachael A.; JAMA Internal Medicine, March 2017
• An Integrated Framework for Gender Equity in Academic Medicine
  Westring, Alyssa PhD; McDonald, Jennifer M.; Carr, Phyllis MD; Grisso, Jeane Ann MD, MSc; Academic Medicine, August 2016 - Volume 91 - Issue 8 - p 1041–1044
• Why do Women Choose or Reject Careers in Academic Medicine? A Narrative Review of Empirical Evidence
  Edmunds, Laurel D et al.; The Lancet, Volume 388, Issue 10062, 2948 - 2958; Dec. 2016

• American College of Cardiology Environmental Scanning Report Update 2015
  JACC, Nov. 2015
• Changes in the Professional Lives of Cardiologists Over 2 Decades
  Lewis, Sandra J.; et al.; JACC, Jan. 2017
• Topics in Training: A 5-Year Update on the Uneven Distribution of Women in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training Programs in the United States
  Heest, Ann E.; et al.; The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Aug. 2015;

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons: Diversity and Inclusion Plan
  Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Nov. 2016
• Building Respect, Improving Patient Safety: RACS Action Plan on Discrimination, Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Practice of Surgery
  Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Nov. 2015
• Expert Advisory Group on Discrimination, Bullying and Sexual Harassment; Advising the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons: Report to RACS
  Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Sept. 2015
• Association of Women Surgeons Statement on Gender Salary Equity
  Association of Women Surgeons, 2017
• Statement on the Importance of Parental Leave
  American College of Surgeons, Feb. 2016
• The Climb to Break the Glass Ceiling in Surgery: Trends in Women Progressing From Medical School to Surgical Training and Academic Leadership From 1994 to 2015
  Abelson, Jonathan S. et al.; The American Journal of Surgery, Volume 212, Issue 4, 566 - 572; Oct. 2016

• The Men Who Mentor Women
  Valerio, Anna Marie; Sawyer, Katina; Harvard Business Review, Dec. 2016
• Plugging the Leaking Pipeline: Why Men Have a Stake in the Recruitment and Retention of Women in Cardiovascular Medicine and Research
  Arnett, Donna K.; Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2015;8:S63-S64, originally published February 24, 2015

• Why Diversity Programs Fail
  Dobbin, Frank; Kalev, Alexandra; Harvard Business Review, July/Aug. 2016
• Designing a Bias Free Organization: It's Easier to Change Your Processes Than Your People
  Harvard Business Review, July/Aug. 2016

• Elevating Women in Leadership: A study exploring how organizations can crack the code to make real progress
  Harrison, Lee Hecht, 2017
• Strategies for Leadership: Does your hospital reflect the community it serves? A Diversity and Cultural Proficiency Assessment Tool for Leaders
  American Hospital Association, April 2004