University of Cincinnati Women in Medicine & Science Committee Update

Slide Note

Welcome to the University of Cincinnati's Women in Medicine & Science chapter. Established in 2015, the Health Policy Committee provides an overview of their mission, accomplishments, organization, upcoming meetings, and leadership details.

rahm_ina Follow

Uploaded on Mar 08, 2025 | 0 Views

Download Presentation

Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.

The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.

You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.

Download Presentation

The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

Welcome to the University of Cincinnati s Women in Medicine & Science Chapter Est. 2015 Health Policy Committee Update Guest: Sheila McCormick, PhD Director COM HR March 14, 2018 12-1 PM

Overview of WIMS UC COM WIMS is dedicated to the recruitment, advancement and retention of all women faculty and trainees in the College of Medicine. Our overall goal is to advance the careers and leadership skills of our members. MISSION Be proactive and constructive in establishing and advancing the careers of women in medicine and science through encouraging growth, facilitating mentoring, providing opportunities for networking, and teaching skills necessary to achieve professional development; Educate women on relevant UC Policies and Procedures for career development and advancement; Enhance the work environment for women.

Overview of WIMS DATE OF INCEPTION September 30, 2015 NUMBER OF MEETINGS 17, entering our 3rdAcademic Year NUMBER OF MEMBERS 90 UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS Faculty Forum, LEAF, CCHMC WEBSITE https://med.uc.edu/WIMS ACCOMPLISHMENTS Parental Time-off Policy WIMS Fund through UC Foundation

Organization of WIMS WIMS Executive Committee - Current Leaders President: Erin N. Haynes, DrPH President-elect: Amy Bunger, PhD Secretary: Jennifer Forrester, MD Secretary-elect: Heather Christensen, PhD Treasurer: Mercedes Falciglia, MD Treasurer-elect: Vinita Takiar, MD Basic Science Representatives: Alison Weiss, PhD & Sarah Pixley, PhD Clinical Science Representatives: Jennifer Cavitt, MD & Pamposh Kaul, MD

Organization of WIMS WIMS Sub-Committees Mentoring Committee Promote professional and personal development of women faculty members through offering mentoring services to all UC COM WIMS members. Fundraising Committee Plan, implement, and execute all fundraising initiatives in order to solicit funds for UC COM WIMS organization. Health Policy Committee (HPC) Addresses current and missing health policies that align with the WIMS mission and vision. Make UC COM the best place for parents to work .

Upcoming WIMS Meetings MONTH March 28, 2018 TIME 12-1 PM LOCATION MSB-3051 TOPIC SPEAKER Jane Sojka, PhD Head Games April 25, 2018 12-1 PM MSB-2001 TBD TBD May 30, 2018 12-1 PM MSB-2001 Giving an Interview UC PR, to be named

WIMS: Health Policy Committee advocacy WIMS meetings in early 2016 identified the lack of a formal parental leave policy for clinical faculty as an opportunity to improve work environment and retention of all faculty & women in particular. Health Policy Committee did research to identify aspects of successful leave policies, including those most relevant to WIMS members expressed needs. Vinita Takiar, Hala Elnakat & Jennifer Cavitt on HPC These were incorporated into a proposal for Universal Paid Parental Leave, submitted to the Dean s office in Aug. 2016 via Dawn Kleindorfer, Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Women s Initiatives.

WIMS: Health Policy Committee advocacy With input from WIMS HPC, Dawn Kleindorfer worked with Dean William Ball and others in the Dean s office, business administration, HR, and Department Chairs to construct a multi-faceted approach to providing time-off for clinical faculty becoming new parents. Revision to short-term disability policy (STD) NEW Paid Parental Time-off policy (PPTO) Sick pay rate established for both STD & PPTO to ensure clinical faculty with no or low base salary will be fairly compensated. No change to existing paid parental leave (PPL) policy for AAUP-represented faculty.