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Gender, Professional Experiences, and Personal Characteristics of Academic Radiation Oncology Chairs: Data to Inform the Pipeline for the 21st Century

Purpose Understanding the pathways and gateways to leadership and challenges faced by individuals in such roles can inform efforts to promote diversity and equity. We sought to describe the professional experiences and personal characteristics of academic radiation oncology (RO) chairs and to evaluate whether differences exist by gender. Methods and Materials Anonymous surveys were distributed to 95 chairs of RO departments during the 2016 annual meeting of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiation Oncology Programs. The surveys included 28 closed-ended questions and the Leadership Practices Inventory. Results were analyzed by gender using ?2 tests, rank-sum, and t tests (significance P

Author(s)
W.H. Beeler
K.A. Griffith
R.D. Jones
C.H. Chapman
E.B. Holliday
N. Lalani
E. Wilson
J.A. Bonner
S.Chiara Formenti
S.M. Hahn
S. Kalnicki
F.F. Liu
B. Movsas
C.R. Thomas
R. Jagsi
Publication Date
2019