Leadership
Advance your career with the AMWA EVOLVE Certificate in Leadership—a dynamic group coaching program that empowers residents to navigate real-world challenges, build confidence, and lead with purpose.
Award
AMWA honors outstanding residents whose excellence, leadership, and compassion set the standard for the future of medicine.
Service
AMWA empowers residents to advance healthcare equity through travel and community project grants that spark innovation and impact around the world.
Join AMWA to gain invaluable mentorship, sponsorship, advocacy opportunities, and a powerful network of women physicians committed to advancing gender equity and empowering your medical journey.
Membership Benefits
- All AMWA members are automatically members of the Medical Women’s International Association.
- Member discount on all AMWA-sponsored programs, merchandise, executive MBA and MMM programs, board prep resources, and more.
- A bi-weekly email NewsFlash and AMWA Resident Quarterly to keep you up to date.
- Networking, mentorship, and sponsorship opportunities.
Membership Dues
Fellows $50
(one fee, all years)
Residents $80
(one fee, all years)
Why You Should Join
Leadership
AMWA is committed to closing the gender gap in healthcare leadership
- AMWA EVOLVE is an 8-month leadership program with group coaching designed by women physicians for women residents and fellows. The program focuses on the issues and concerns typically experienced during medical training. AMWA, group discounts, and scholarships available.
- AMWA offers a myriad of leadership opportunities, including Resident Division national leadership, branch leadership, working group leadership, representation with the United Nations Department of Global Communication and at the American Medical Association.
Excellence
AMWA recognizes the achievements of residents and fellows in medicine, science and public service.
- Nominate a friend or a colleague for a national award, including the Susan L. Ivey, MD Courage to Lead Award, Elinor T. Christiansen, MD Altruism Award, Overseas Assistance Grants, Young Woman in Science Award and Charlotte Edwards Maguire, MD Outstanding Resident Mentor
Service
AMWA actively supports programs that focus on the needs of underserved communities, with a focus on women and children.
- Through the American Women’s Hospitals Service (AWHS), AMWA provides travel grants for trainees who are looking to work in these areas.
Education
AMWA provides education in a wide range of health/medical topics as well as opportunities for residents and fellows to educate physicians, medical students, and the general public.
- AMWA’s Annual Meeting
- AMWA trainings on empathic communications in healthcare.
- AMWA advocacy trainings
- Learn to Identify and Fight Trafficking (LIFT)
- Implicit Bias Training with Diversity Science
- Programs to improve the health of women
Networking, Mentorship, Sponsorship
- Tap into AMWA’s programs for networking, mentorship, and sponsorship.
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