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Diversity and Equity Virtual Speaker Series| Parent-In-Training: Advocating for Residents and Fellows from Pregnancy to Parenthood

Wed. March 22, 2023 12:00 PM
Location: Zoom
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Speaker: Eleanor A. Sharp MD MS Associate Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Objectives of Webinar: 1. Describe how paternity leave, breastfeeding support, and childcare policies support gender equity. 2. Recognize the unique challenges facing pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding trainees in addition to those struggling with infertility and/or pregnancy loss. 3. Consider how training programs, academic institutions, and national societies can promote trainee wellness, advance gender equity, and advocate for the physician workforce.

Contact:
Jennifer Ramos
jennifer.a.ramos@uth.tmc.edu
713-500-5231