Academic Medicine, June 2014, Volume 89, Issue 6:

Development, Implementation, and Dissemination of the I-PASS Handoff Curriculum: A Multisite Educational Intervention to Improve Patient Handoffs

Starmer, Amy J. MD, MPH; O'Toole, Jennifer K. MD, MEd; Rosenbluth, Glenn MD; Calaman, Sharon MD; Balmer, Dorene PhD, RD; West, Daniel C. MD; Bale, James F. Jr. MD; Yu, Clifton E. MD; Noble, Elizabeth L.; Tse, Lisa L.; Srivastava, Rajendu MD, MPH, FRCPC; Landrigan, Christopher P. MD, MPH; Sectish, Theodore C. MD; Spector, Nancy D. MD; for the I-PASS Study Education Executive Committee

Evaluating Educators Using a Novel Toolbox: Applying Rigorous Criteria Flexibly Across Institutions
Maryellen E. Gusic, MD, Constance D. Baldwin, PhD, Latha Chandran, MD, MPH, Suzanne Rose, MD, Deborah Simpson, PhD, Henry W. Strobel, PhD, Craig Timm, MD, and Ruth Marie E. Fincher, MD

The Gender Gap in Academic Medicine: Comparing Results from a Multi-Faceted Intervention for Stanford Faculty to Peer and National Cohorts
Hannah A. Valantine, MD, Daisy Grewal, PhD, Manwai Candy Ku, PhD, Julie Moseley, PhD, Mei-Chiung Shih, PhD, David Stevenson, MD, and Philip Pizzo, MD

Perceptions of Skill Development of Participants in Three National Career Development Programs for Women Faculty in Academic Medicine
Deborah L. Helitzer, ScD, Sharon L. Newbill, PhD, Page S. Morahan, PhD,
Diane Magrane, MD, Gina Cardinali, MSW, Chih-Chieh Wu, PhD, and Shine Chang, PhD

Journal of Women's Health, Online Ahead of Print, May 20, 2014:

Stuck in the Out-Group: Jennifer Can't Grow Up, Jane's Invisible, and Janet's Over the Hill

The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 19, 2014:

An Academic Working Dad

Bringing fatherhood into the workplace continues to run against the grain in faculty culture

Fast Company, May 21, 2014:

Why Women Fail To Speak Up At High-Level Meetings, And What Everyone Can Do About It

New research finds female executives feel less effective in meetings, and a trio of female leadership consultants set out to discover why.

Inside Higher Ed, May 22, 2014:

Not So Equal at Home

Harvard faculty survey finds that institution has made significant progress in providing female professors with mentors. But when it comes to caring for children or the chores, gender gap is significant.

Inside Higher Ed, May 28, 2014:

Race, Gender and Academic Jobs

While searching for a new job, a white academic is stunned by the way a department interviewing her treated and talked about a black female academic.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 29, 2014:

My Continuing Administrative Adventure

It's tricky to offer advice on being a chair when so many department problems are specific to its culture and personalities.

Leading Organizations to Health

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The Huffington Post, May 28, 2014:

11 Ways Maya Angelou Taught Us To Be Better Women

"I'm a woman, phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me."

Maya Angelou, the beloved author, poet and activist who passed away on Wednesday May 28, was even more "phenomenal" than the words of one of her most famous poems can express.

NPR.org, June 2, 2014:

Study: Americans Less Fearful of Storms Named After Women

A study published Monday suggests Americans are less afraid of hurricanes with female names.

This is a real study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - not The Onion.