The nonprofit Women in Medicine recently launched an all-women speakers bureau to increase opportunities for female experts in medicine. It is the first of its kind, according to the organization.
Since women are frequently underrepresented in medical conferences and panels, the Women in Medicine Speakers Bureau will serve as a database of female medical professionals for conference organizers, media, research labs and other organizations to access.
Efforts towards developing the bureau started about 2 years ago, according to Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, an assistant professor of medicine in the