an 'Accelerator Intervention' designed to accelerate awareness of, access to, and equitable use of family-friendly policies, and to assess its impact over a 3-year follow-up period in terms of changes in objective professional outcomes, awareness of and use of options, and personal satisfaction. III. To explore the degree to which personal and professional characteristics of individual faculty members (demographics, rank, series, specialty, etc.) affect their objective performance during the intervention, their awareness and equitable use of options, and their career satisfaction. The proposed studies could lead to a new successful strategy for change targeted to improving the retention and advancement of women in academic medical careers that is exportable to other institutions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: As more women enter science careers, interest in the ways in which thecareers of men and women scientists differ has increased. Female participation in science contributes to scientific discourse, enriches scientific thinking and provides new perspective. The participation of women in academic health science and medicine has fueled the interest in gender-based medicine and related new discoveries. Women academics also serve as important role models and mentors for women trainees. There are, however, significant gender differences in career trajectories and outcomes with many more women than men showing slower progression through the academic ranks, not attaining leadership positions, or ultimately abandoning academic health science careers. The challenges of balancing family and career are common reasons for these differences, particularly for women in academic medicine. The proposed studies of this application will investigate the effects of an 'Accelerator Intervention' for family-friendly