AMWA Newsflash: #GiveHerAReasonToStay, Physician Suicide Awareness Day, AMWA Physician Awards

American Medical Women's Association

Newsflash — September 16, 2021

Celebrating Women in Medicine Month

Sex & Gender Health Education

Virtual Summit, Nov 12-14, 2021

Poster Deadline Oct 1. REGISTER

Special Screening of Ms. Diagnosed: The Movie

Read this Sex & Gender-Focused Case Study

Sept 17 ~ Physician Suicide Awareness Day Light a candle & Join the #Light4Docs Twitter campaign. READ

Join Us In Celebrating Women in Medicine Month Gender Equity Campaign

#GiveHerAReasonToStay in Healthcare. JOIN

AMWA Awards: Nominate a Colleague Worthy of Recognition

Deadline Sept 30

LEARN MORE NOMINATE.

SAVE THE DATE

AMWA 2022: Thriving with Tenacity, Humor & Hope

March 24-27, 2022 (Virtual)

Call for CLINICAL HOT TOPICS (Due Oct. 4)

Call for POSTERS (Due Nov. 1, Student oral posters due Oct. 1)

SUPPORT AMWA PROGRAMS

Honoring Elizabeth Blackwell

View AMWA's Elizabeth Blackwell Medal Exhibition of past award recipients and participate in our Birthday Fundraiser. Donors giving $200+ will receive a signed copy of the acclaimed NYT Bestselling book, The Doctors Blackwell .

Sept 17, 8 PM ET. AMWA Factor: Kizomba Edition. Learn how to dance with AMWA's Dance, Theater, and Medicine Task Force. REGISTER

Sept 21, 7 pm ET. Building an Inclusive Space in Medicine for LGBTQiA+ Patients: A diverse panel discussion. REGISTER

Sep 22, 7 pm ET: Poetry & Parkinson's: Film Screening & Panel. View the documentary and Join Us for a discussion with the creative team. REGISTER

Sept 24-25: Women in Medicine Summit; WIMS is an AMWA partner. REGISTER

Sept 25, 10 am to 3 pm ET. Give Yourself a Break. Complimentary Professional Coaching Session. Why Not Explore a Nagging Concern. REGISTER

Sept 27, 6:30 pm ET: The Effects of Gun Violence on Schools, Communities and Generational Trauma. REGISTER

Sept 28, 7-8 pm ET: The Future of FemTech: A virtual social hour celebrating innovation in Women's Health. AMWA partners with OHSU Invent-a-thon. REGISTER

Sept 28, 7:30 pm ET: Physician Leadership: The 11 Skills Every Doctor Needs to be an Effective Leader with author Karen Nichols, DO, MA. REGISTER

Physicians with Young Families Facilitated Group Coaching. Find peace as you juggle a demanding career and parenting through this 6-month, small group virtually-led coaching program. REGISTER by Oct 3. Program begins in November.

Oct 4, 8 PM ET. Join us for the Henry Blackwell Circle Listening Session to launch our allies for women in medicine initiative. LEARN MORE REGISTER

Humanities and Healing: An Arts in Medicine Journal co-sponsored by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Women’s Health Institute. Entries due Oct 15. SUBMIT

AMWA Condemns External Interference in Reproductive Decisions. READ

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, teaches workshops for physician leaders and collected decades of insights that she's shared in this just-published book: Physician Leadership: The 11 Skills Every Doctor Needs to be an Effective Leader.

Sept 28, 7:30 pm ET REGISTER

COMMITTEE SPOTLIGHT

The work of AMWA's Physician Fertility Committee and interviews with Drs. Ariela Marshall, Vineet Arora, Arghavan Salles, and Roberta Gebhard were featured in the New York Times. Medical Care, At a Cost: Infertility. READ.

Morgan Levy was awarded a grant to study social media and vaccine hesitancy in reproductive-aged women. READ.

MEMBER NEWS & OTHER ARTICLES

AMWA Board Members Dr. Elizabeth Garner and Dr. Donnica Moore spoke at the Women's Health Innovation Summit in Boston. Dr. Moore moderated a panel on mental health and Dr. Garner was a panelist on topics of diversity, inclusion, and access in women's health.

Building Inclusive Work Environments (AAP) READ
Introduction: Women in Medicine (AAP) READ
Dr. Ravi: Fighting for patients, Pushing women forward in medicine (AMA) READ
Women's equality in healthcare: Where does your state rank? (Becker's) READ
What The Texas Abortion Ban Does — What It Means for Other States (NPR) READ