The more women we have in cardiology, the more women who can help advocate for and care for other women and minorities.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the world. In fact, almost half of all U.S. adults have some form of cardiovascular disease. Women and minorities, who are disproportionally affected, face poorer outcomes because of underdiagnosis and undertreatment.

Female leadership within healthcare has been shown to positively impact access to and quality of care. We believe more women and minorities in cardiology and ascending to leadership roles will have a tremendous impact on improving care and clinical outcomes not only for women and minorities, but for all patients.

A New Beat is aimed at promoting the career development of female and minority clinicians in cardiology so that they can provide better access to better care for all patients, especially underserved populations. It serves as a community and resource for women and minorities in the medical field who are interested in advancing their careers while improving patient outcomes.

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A New Beat

Women Physicians and the Pandemic

A Medscape article examines the trend of women physicians leaving medicine during the pandemic, highlighting increased caregiving burdens and deep-rooted gender disparities such as lack of fair pay and promotion opportunities. Many experts believe that there will be profound, long-term consequences on the gender landscape of medicine with a major impact on healthcare quality, patient outcomes, and future women leaders in the field.
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Doctors of Color and Microaggressions

A New York Times article describes the microaggressions that doctors of color frequently experience in their daily practice. In aRead More

Female Doctors Spend More Time With Patients But Earn Less Than Men

NPR recently covered a study from the New England Journal of Medicine which found that female primary care physicians spendRead More

The Battle for Gender Equality

In the latest episode of Rox Heart Radio, Dr. Roxana Mehran brings Dr. C. Michael Gibson up to speed onRead More