Draft:Susan Thompson Hingle

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Introduction
Susan T. Hingle is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Humanities, Associate Dean for Human and Organizational Potential, Chair of the Department of Medical Humanities, and Director of Professional Development and Wellness at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Hingle is the president of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). Her goal as president of the AMWA is to change the culture of medicine that inspires and assures women in medicine. As co-chair of the AMWA's 2022 Annual Meeting, senior author of the ACP policy paper on gender equity in physician compensation and career advancement, and contributor to the AMWA/Korn Ferry Women in Medicine report, Women in Medicine: Setting the Agenda for Change, Dr. Hingle is adamant that equity, diversity, and inclusion, along with physician well-being and fulfillment.

Biography
Susan Thompson Hingle was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then moved to Detroit, Michigan until she was 7 years old. She then moved to Decatur, Illinois where she was raised. Susan Hingle decided to be a doctor during college after her mother passed away from cancer and her father was an OB-Gyn. Both of her parents inspired her to become a doctor.vDr. Hingle earned her bachelor’s degree at Miami University and earned her medical degree after graduating from Rush University Medical College. She completed her residency at Georgetown University's Internal Medicine and completed the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program.

Dr. Susan T. Hingle, a former Chair of the ACP Board of Regents and Board of Governors, has highlighted the gender gap in medical education. Despite the belief that gender parity in medical school should lead to more women leaders in medicine, the current situation is not the case. Hingle believes that the 20 years since her departure from medical school should have seen more significant improvements in the leadership gap. She points out that the ratio of department chairmen and deans is in the teens, suggesting that the issue of gender parity in medicine needs more attention. Dr. Hingle stresses how critical it is to close the leadership gap in the medical industry. She thinks that greater progress may be made by tackling pay inequality and other issues, such as men getting more support workers and funding for research. She played a key role in the establishment of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force/Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians, which assesses the diversity and inclusion of ACP chapters.

Awards
In her later life, Dr. Hingle received many awards including the AMWA Elizabeth Blackwell Career Award in 2021 and the AMWA Inspire Award in 2023. Additional honors accepted are the Chair's Resilience Award, the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, the Most Influential Faculty Award, the Golden Apple Award, and the Excellence in Teaching Outstanding Teacher Award. Dr. Hingle received two honors: the John Tooker Evergreen Award for Chapter Innovation and the American College of Physicians' McDonald Award for Young Physicians. She has demonstrated her dedication to AMWA by actively participating in a number of national organizations, such as the American Medical Association, the Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine, and the American College of Physicians.Dr. Hingle has also written a book titled Resident Readiness Internal Medicine to help residents find practical clinical information to help their approach to patient complaints.