References

Searching for Diversity: A Panel Discussion on Effective Academic Medical Search Committees

Guidelines from Selected Medical Schools

Case Western Reserve University, How to Conduct a Successful Search.

Columbia Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives, Best Practices for Search Committees.

UCLA Faculty Diversity Search Committee Toolkit 2005.

University of Virginia-Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement - Tutorial Resources.

University of Washington Faculty Recruitment Toolkit 2004.

University of Wisconsin - Madison PDF, Reviewing Applicants.

Books and Articles

Women in U.S. Academic Medicine, Statistics and Benchmarking 2005-06. This reference is updated annually and provides an overview of ratios and changes in men and women medical students, residents, faculty, and administrative leaders in the U.S.

An Overview of Women in U.S. Academic Medicine, 2005-06. AAMC Analysis in Brief (6) No. 7 October 2006.

Biebuyck JF, Mallon WT. The Successful Medical School Department Chair. Module I: Search, Selection, Appointment, Transition. This reference begins with the process of reviewing the discipline and mission, proceeds to outline important steps in the development of the search committee, and then outlines elements of success of recruitment and transition of a new medical department chair.

Carnes M, Handelsman J, Sheridan J. Diversity in Academic Medicine: The Stages of Change Model, Journal of Women's Health (74) November 6, 2005 A very interesting perspective in which the authors apply stages of behavior change to cultural transformation of gender equity. They compare smoking cessation to changes in institutional behavior and conclude with the suggestion that "when the sight of a room full of institutional leaders who are all white men elicits the same reaction from all members of the academic community as if these men were in that room smoking cigarettes."

Moody, J. Rising above Cognitive Errors: Guidelines for Search, Tenure Review, and Other Evaluation Committees, summarizes the effect of positive and negative stereotypes on decisions of recruitment and advancement, reviews common errors in evaluation of faculty, presents practical approaches to change, and offers case scenarios for further exploration and discussion.

McCracken DM. Winning the Talent War for Women: Sometimes It Takes a Revolution. Harvard Business Review Nov-Dec 2000, reprint R0061. The story of how Deloitte and Touche recruited, advanced, and retained its talent pool of women for executive positions through a two-stage process of gathering data and educating for change and then change policies to monitor the success of professionals. Tips/ lessons:

• Make sure senior management is front and center
• Make an airtight business case for cultural change
• Let the world watch you
• Begin with dialogue as the platform for change
• Use a flexible system of accountability
• Promote work-life balance for men and women

Virginia Valian, Hunter College,
Tutorials for Change: Gender Schemas and Science Careers
Slides, narrative, and references for four study modules:

1. Sex Disparities in Rank and Salary
2. Gender Schemas and Our Evaluations of Others
3. Gender Schemas and Our Evaluations of Ourselves
4. Remedies: What you can do

Valian V. Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women. MIT press 1998.
Synopsis of ground-breaking, glass ceiling-cracking book available from Dr. Valian's web site

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