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A Pathways Model for Career Progression in Science
Pages 33-37

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... She directs NIGMS extramural programs in glycobiology and molecular immunology and serves as the NIGMS liaison to the Office of Research on Women's Health at the NIH. She is a member of the American Association of Cancer Research and serves on the AACR education committee.
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From page 34...
... When we look at the numbers we see that 52 percent of 7 The following material is drawn from: National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health, Bethesda, MD., 1999; AXXS '99, Achieving XXcellence in Science, Advancing Women's Contribution to Science through Professional Societies, Marino, "A Pathways Model for Career Progression in Science," pp.
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From page 35...
... We then send a percentage of them on to college, and we hope they go on to get a bachelor's degree. A very small percentage of those who do go on to college actually go into biology and chemistry -- the major sciences that will supply medical school applicants.
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From page 36...
... is evident at the assistant professor level, and at the associate professor level there has been fairly TABLE 1 Women Faculty in Basic Science Departments of Medical Schools, 1990 and 1998 (percent) 1990 1998 Change Full professor 9.7 13.6 3.9 Associate 19.2 25.4 6.2 Assistant 29.3 32.8 3.5 Instructor 40.9 41.9 1.0 SOURCE: Association of American Medical Colleges.
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From page 37...
... We're actually losing people. There are places along the pathway where women seem to get "stuck." A look at total faculty at medical schools reveals that 28 percent are female and 12 percent are full professors.
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