The Future of Healthcare is Feminist: Philosophical Feminism in Health Professions Education

Future MEDIC: Medical Student–Led Healthcare Career Exploration Program for Underserved Middle School Students

“…Historically, gender inequity has also posed a barrier to entrance into healthcare careers. Gender inequity is not only an issue in society at large, but also with healthcare careers and health education (Wånggren & Finn, 2022). As reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, females outnumbered males in 25 of the 30 health occupations they collected data for between 2011 and 2015.…”

“…Thus, although women proportionally outnumber men in many health occupations, they are less likely in health roles that more forward-facing, with leadership potential and decision-making autonomy. This gender disparity had been shown to lead to poorer outcomes for women regarding pain management, gynecologic diagnostic delays, and large-scale excesses in mortality and morbidity globally (Wånggren & Finn, 2022;Shannon et al, 2019). In analyses of medical institutions with increased gender diversity, there was a promotion of economic growth, reduction of child mortality, and nutrition improvement (Shannon et al, 2019).…”

Bygone binaries: Considering inclusion in anatomy education

“…When we consider contemporary curricula, deficits around race, sexuality and gender are often noted (Finn et al, 2021;Finn, Danquah, & Matthan, 2022). For example, the LGBTQIA+ community are particularly underrepresented within curricula, thus risking further marginalisation of the community and potentially perpetuating the well-documented health inequalities experienced by LGBTQIA+ individuals (Finn et al, 2021;Finn & Brown, 2022;Wånggren & Finn, 2022). We do have a responsibility to provide students with achievable and balanced curricula.…”