The enrollment of the UNAM Faculty of Medicine is made up of 70% women. However, in management positions in the health sector they barely reach 30%. This was reported by the director of that entity, Ana Carolina Sepúlveda Vildósola.
When leading the graduation of the first generation of the Medical Women Leadership Training Program, she noted that structural barriers persist that limit female access to decision-making.
“Medicine is becoming feminized,” he stressed.
The program, promoted together with Auna and Roche, trained 48 undergraduate and graduate doctors and professors to strengthen their leadership. Sepúlveda Vildósola invited them to project themselves as future hospital directors, service heads and public policy designers.
The general director of Roche Mexico, Mónica Palomanes Seoane, highlighted the relevance of incorporating more female leadership in a sector where women’s participation is increasing. Its medical director, Maryet Pérez Barahona, pointed out that the program seeks to improve patient care and strengthen work teams.
Mónica Tapia Álvarez, strategic coordinator of Auna A.C., considered that Mexico is experiencing a favorable moment to expand the female presence in leadership, thanks to generations with greater education and participation in public spaces.
