First Generations: Empowering Minorities in Medicine

First Generations: Empowering Minorities in Medicine

First Generations: Empowering Minorities in Medicine By: Carolina Ruiz When it comes to challenges in education, there are many different levels students can face. Some face the lack of network, […]

National Food Day: Food Insecurity

National Food Day: Food Insecurity

National Food Day: Food Insecurity By: Sameera Shaik and Iris Dupanovic What are the odds that you might have unknowingly come across someone on campus or a street who desperately […]

AMWA Member Spotlight—Vidhya Prakash, MD

AMWA Member Spotlight—Vidhya Prakash, MD

Vidhya Prakash, MD, FACP, FIDSA, serves as chair of the American Medicine Women’s Association (AMWA) membership committee, and she is chair of Rural Health for AMWA’s program on Diversity and […]

Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

Written by: Alexandra A. Alvarez ————– 2.3.  It’s a really small number. According to the latest data from the AAMC, only 2.3% of active physicians in the United States today […]

What to Do with Doubt

What to Do with Doubt

What to Do with Doubt By: Carolina Ruiz One of the key factors of being a premedical student is the stress that comes along with it. Whether it be the […]

AMWA Member Spotlight—Abby Spencer, MD

AMWA Member Spotlight—Abby Spencer, MD

Abby L. Spencer, MD, MS, FACP, professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, a memorable presentation to American Medicine Women’s Association members on the keys to […]

Art in Medicine

Art in Medicine

Art in Medicine By: Anna Vardapetyan Because of all the science-oriented, standardized exams that medical-aspiring students have to take, you would think that medicine is solely a science-oriented field: understanding […]