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FACULTY ADVANCEMENT Symposium Addresses Advancement Barriers For Women and Minority Faculty More women and minorities are entering medical school than ever before. Yet chances are they will find few of their ilk among their professors. Obstacles to faculty advancement faced by women and minorities was the theme of a symposium on October 21 sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development at Children's Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Office of Women's Careers. Symposium participants included Eleanor Shore, HMS dean for faculty affairs; Janet Bickel, associate vice president of the Association of American Medical Colleges; Carol Nadelson, HMS clinical professor of psychiatry at Brigham and Women's Hospital; and Jean Emans. (Photo by Patrick Bibbins, Children's Hospital) What distinguished the event was that panelists presented solutions rather than simply reviewing the problems. For example, one approach to the obstacle many women face of balancing work and personal lives, including the care of children, would be to encourage and reward teamwork, said Judah Folkman, the Julia Dyckman Andrus professor of pediatric surgery at HMS and Children's Hospital. "Faculty development for minorities should include increased visibility and opportunities to manage projects that stretch their professional talents," said Joan Reede, HMS dean for diversity and community partnership. Jean Emans, professor of pediatrics at Children's, suggested reframing the problem to include all faculty. "By providing programs to all faculty, we are also helping women and minorities maximize their potential," she said.