Thread by @DrHowardLiu

"My Ikigai is diversity and equity work. Ikigai is the Japanese concept that is the intersection of 4 questions:"

1. What you are good at

2. What you love

3. What the world needs

4. What you can be paid for

@KateGerull at #UNMCPsychGR on diversity and equity in medicine.

"There are 4 kinds of words used in evaluations.

Men were more likely than women to be described using standout words (i.e. exceptional, best, outstanding).

The specific word 'leader" was used for men > women about 3:1."

- @KateGerull on gender bias and #MedEd

"When @arghavan_salles & I studied plenary speakers at surgery conferences, we heard a common response - there aren't enough qualified women.

So we started @500WIM to connect qualified #WomenInMedicine speakers to events."

- @KateGerull on the leaky pipeline of senior women.

"Equity is evolution, not revolution.

In order to create change, you have to work within power structures.

There must be a durable alignment between your initiatives and the organization's strategic vision.

Otherwise, you create small pockets of change."

- @KateGerull