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UC Davis Medical School Sued, Again
In a case that the Davis Enterprise (10/22/96) compares to that of
Leigh Segel, Dr. Sharon Wilson has sued UC Davis on grounds of race and
gender discrimination. One of the two men charged with discriminating
against Wilson, Joseph Silva, Chair of Internal Medicine, was also named in
Segel's case.
Wilson, who is African American, was hired in a clinical staff position
in emergency medicine with the promise that she could apply for a clinical
teaching position within two years. When she learned of two such openings
she was told the rules had changed and she was not eligible because she had
not yet published. Meanwhile, two white men, both junior to Wilson, were
put forward for the positions. When the campus insisted the department do a
search before filling the jobs, the male candidates were reassured the jobs
were theirs and given reduced clinical hours to do research now required of
applicants for these positions; Wilson was refused a similar reduction in her
hours.
A support group has been formed in Davis and is raising money to help
with the costs of Wilson's suit. For more information about her case, please
contact Marty West at 916-758-0967.
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