Authors: Rhea Manohar, MPH; Bethany Fenton, MS; Yun Weisholtz, MD-PhD on behalf of AMWA Gender Equity Task Force Disability and gender have long been treated as separate axes of inequity […]
By: Zamarud Aminy and Jessica Hoff Introduction Food insecurity plays an impactful role in women’s health today, having become a social and health crisis to the public. As […]
Most medical students do not have a perfect balance between their work, school, and personal lives despite what social media would have you believe. However, it is possible. You can […]
A Non-Traditional Journey to Medicine by Anonymous Like many premeds, becoming a physician was a childhood dream for me. My route to becoming a premed has been less traditional than […]
Latinx Women in Medicine: By: Carolina Ruiz Minority representation in high-level positions continues to be a disparity. A study by the AAMC showed that less than six percent of physicians […]
How to be an Outstanding Medical School Applicant Join Dr. Susan Choo in this webinar, as she discusses what to do to stand out in a sea of medical school […]
By: National AMWA Premedical Division In honor of Black History Month, AMWA has taken the entire month to highlight 28 Black women physicians throughout history. For the last week of […]
Written by: AMWA Premedical Division Global Health Committee The AMWA Premedical Division’s Global Health Committee is partnering with Casa Esperanza — a women’s and children’s shelter in Maneadero, Mexico that […]
By: Pamela George What defines a woman? Is it about the partnership with a man, the breasts and uterus, the ability to give birth? These may be the traditional womanly […]
by Gabriela Tamara Suggs On the journey to becoming a practicing physician, premedical students, student doctors, and residents alike are all faced with competition-focused hurdles at advancing milestones. A finite […]