American Medical Women's Association
Newsflash — August 19, 2021
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AMWA Launches ELECTIVE COURSES in LEADERSHIP
CONTRACT NEGOTIATION
Monday, 8/23 @ 7 pm ET, Live
Janell Gaudin, Esq, will discuss hot button issues that typically arise and how you can negotiate your next employment contract to foster satisfying career growth. REGISTER
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Where Should AMWA Focus On in the Coming Next Year?
Join us to learn more about what AMWA is planning and add your voice to the process. Come to the Interim Board Meeting.
Sept 19 @ 12 pm ET
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AMWA Partners in Campaign to
Promote Gender Equity in Medicine:
#GiveHerAReasonToStay in Healthcare
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Order a custom mask ($5) to Join the Campaign during Women in Medicine Month in September
Post to social media starting Sep 1 using #GiveHerAReasonToStay and #WomenInMedicine. Tag @AMWADoctors. JOIN
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PLAN TO JOIN US
March 24-27, 2022 (Virtual)
Submissions Due Oct. 4
Priority deadline for oral poster presentations - Oct. 1
Regular decision deadline - Nov. 1
Poster presentation video is required for consideration
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UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS |
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Aug 19, 8 pm ET. Elevate Theater Program's new show, Runneth Over explores issues about menstrual and sexual health, HPV vaccination and cervical cancer prevention. Free. VIEW THE TRAILER REGISTER
Aug 20, 8 pm ET. Come together virtually and learn to Dance Bhangra with AMWA's Dance & Theater Community. REGISTER
Aug 23, 12 pm ET. White House Virtual Town Hall: Health Systems, Providers, and the COVID-19 Vaccinations Effort. VIEW
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Members are urged to encourage patients of all ages to get necessary vaccinations in addition to the Covid vaccine. Also, for Civic Health Month members can JOIN and support healthy communities, driving voter registration, and amplifying civic voices in healthcare. Learn more HERE.
Sept. 2, 7 pm ET. Mastering the ERAS Application: Support for International Medical Graduates. REGISTER
Oct 4, 8 pm ET. Henry Blackwell Circle Listening Session to launch our allies for women in medicine outreach. REGISTER
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AMWA launched a new Interactive Membership Platform. Be sure to look for an email with information on how to update your member profile, sign up for communities and initiatives, network in forums, and add your expertise to the AMWA Speakers Bureau.
Sept 17 is Physician Suicide Awareness Day. Join us on Twitter for the annual Twitter #Light4Docs campaign to encourage physicians, students, and supporters worldwide to light candles that will help to raise awareness of physician suicide. READ
AWMA's Music and Medicine and Humanities Community partnered with Rutgers Women’s Health Institute to launch Humanities and Healing: An Arts in Medicine Journal. Call for personal essays; video musical performances; dance, theater and visual arts; and media. AMWA membership required. Deadline Oct 15, 2021. SUBMIT
Nominate Someone for our 2022 Physician Awards. Deadline Sept 30. NOMINATE
Spotlight: The Esther Pohl Lovejoy Award is granted to a woman physician who has promoted international relations through improvement in international health. Claudia Morrissey Conlon, MD, MPH was the 2021 award recipient.
Interested in Equity & Justice in Reproductive Health? AMWA is looking for a physician liaison to the Institute for Health and Justice Reproductive Health Group to represent AMWA at meetings & submit written quarterly summaries to the board. CONTACT US
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The Lorna Breen Healthcare Provider Protection Act passes through the U.S. Senate.
We could not have accomplished this major milestone without you! READ
AMWA Seeking physicians to speak about experiences with fake patient reviews for a National News Story. RSVP HERE
Susan Hingle, MD, publishes Keeping the Leadership Pipeline Flowing through Covid-19 (Modern Healthcare) READ
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AMWA joins a Joint Statement in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care. READ
AMWA joins other healthcare associations to promote Climate, Health, and Equity: Recommendations for the Department of Health and Human Services. READ
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Inspire Others. Be Our Next Member Spotlight.
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Docs Fight Back After Losing Hospital Privileges, Patients, and Income (Medscape) READ
The Doctors Blackwell—Biography of Pioneering Women in Medicine (JAMA) READ
Female Editorial Authorship Trends in High-Impact Ophthalmology Journals (JAMA
The Learning Environment and Medical Student Burnout (JAMA Network) READ
How to Promote Physician Wellbeing During a Pandemic and Beyond (AMA) READ
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New CDC guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals. READ
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Fundraise to Support AMWA Initiatives
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Are You Starting Your Internship or Know Someone Who Is? Share these 7 Tips to Succeed as a Women Physician from AMWA Leaders.
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Sept 9-10: Achieving Gender Equity in Hospital Medicine Through Allyship: We Can’t Do It Alone. Featuring AMWA speakers. REGISTER
Oct 14-17: 16th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress REGISTER
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Newsletter Editorial Team
Publications Chair: Andrea Done, MS, OMS III
Associate Director: Danielle Carrier, MBA
Executive Director: Eliza Chin, MD, MPH
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