Increasing Gender Equity in Medicine Through Speaker Invitation and
Selection at Medical Conferences
The WSMA acknowledge the existence of gender inequity in medicine and
acknowledge that promoting greater inclusion of female and gender minority
speakers at medical conferences can influence gender equity by encouraging
female and gender minority medical graduates to choose historically
male-dominated specialties. (Res C-8, A-19)
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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on
Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health
Services