Women Faculty Programs

With leadership and faculty, cultivating an inclusive culture
where women physicians and scientists choose to be.

Women Faculty Programs is committed to recruiting, advancing and retaining a diverse faculty of women by:

Ensuring that policies do not inadvertently disadvantage women
Creating a better work-life environment
Nominating women faculty for prizes and awards
Increasing number of women leaders
Providing career development and mentoring programs
Reviewing faculty salaries annually
Hosting women physicians and scientists to give scientific and women-in-science talks
Promoting institution-wide gender-balanced participation
Reviewing status of women faculty annually

Women Leading the Way

Karen Chen, M.D. - May

Dr. Chen, associate professor of Critical Care, is the medical director of the newly established Nocturnal Program.

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Highlights

Linda Elting, Dr. P.H.
professor of Biostatistics
Dr. Elting received the 2012 Texas Business Women’s Award.
Karen Lu, M.D.
professor of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine
Dr. Lu recently completed the yearlong Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program.
Vivian Porche, M.D.
professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
Dr. Porche was selected to receive the 2012 Distinguished Alumna Award from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
Carol Etzel, Ph.D.
associate professor of Epidemiology
Dr. Etzel received the 2011 Faculty Scholar Award
Marina Konopleva, M.D., Ph.D.
associate professor of Leukemia
Dr. Konopleva received the 2011 Faculty Scholar Award.
Therese Bevers, M.D.
professor of Clinical Cancer Prevention
Dr. Bevers received the 2011 Faculty Achievement Award in Cancer Prevention.
Diane Bodurka, M.D.
professor of Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine
Dr. Bodurka received the 2011 Faculty Achievement Award in Education.

Dr. Zwelling has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Travis and Dr. Chandra about the importance of women in science and academic medicine and stereotypes, challenges, and solutions to closing the gender gap that currently exists in American science. This is part of the Cancer Newsline podcast series.

Women in Science – part 1
Women in Science – part 2