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Newsflash — September 30, 2021
September Women in Medicine Month
#GiveHerAReasonToStay in Healthcare
Thanks for your participation! Campaign partners: Dr. Julie Silver, AMWA, and ELAM (Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine).
September is also National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
The Gun Violence Prevention Health Collaborative offers resources to assess suicide risk in your patients and learn about helpful mental health resources. TOOLKIT
AMWA Partners with Korn Ferry to Advance Women's Leadership in Medicine

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AMWA Salsa
Come do the Salsa Virtually
October 1, 8, 15
8 pm ET
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Sex & Gender Health Education Summit: Intersectionality of sex, gender, race, & social determinants
Nov. 12-14, Virtual
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AMWA Awards
Recognize Worthy Individuals
Deadline Sept. 30
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Coaching Group: Physicians with Young Families
Gain insights on juggling career & parenting in a
6-month, small group program. REGISTER by 10/14. Begins November.
Join the
Henry Blackwell Circle Listening Session
An Initiative to engage allies for women in medicine

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Voice of the Patient
Our greatest teachers can sometimes be our patients. Launching AMWA's first Voice of the Patient panel.

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AMWA Annual Meeting 2022: Thriving with Tenacity, Humor, Hope
March 24-27, 2022 (Virtual)
Call for CLINICAL HOT TOPICS (Due Oct. 14)
Call for Posters
SUPPORT AMWA PROGRAMS
Nov 9, 7:30 pm ET. Gain a more satisfying work/life balance, with the authors of How to Thrive as a Woman Physician, Tammie Chang, MD & Luisa Duran, MD. REGISTER

In honor of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell and the inspiring Elizabeth Blackwell Medal Winners, help us celebrate with a Birthday Fundraiser. Donors giving $200+ will receive a signed copy of the acclaimed NYT bestselling book, The Doctors Blackwell.

Menstrual Equity. Period
AMWA & AWHS are partnering with Days for Girls to create reusable menstrual packs for 1,000 women in Suriname. DONATE and help spread the word! Social Media Toolkit

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
MEMBER and OTHER NEWS
  • Women’s Experiences of Promotion and Tenure in Academic Medicine and Potential Implications for Gender Disparities in Career Advancement (JAMA) READ
  • Association of Population Screening for Breast Cancer Risk With Use of Mammography in Medically Underserved Racial $ Ethnic Minorities (JAMA) READ
  • Study shows most verified physician accounts on Twitter are men (Healio) READ
  • A Medical Career, at a Cost: Infertility (New York Times) READ
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Oct 14-17 16th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress REGISTER
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