Hispanic Heritage Month – Dr. Sheila Toro Reflects on Her
For Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrating heritage means more than honoring where I come from. It means recognizing how the values instilled in me in Venezuela continue to shape every step […]
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AMWA Member Dr. Lyndsay Hoy Named Finalist in 2026 Health Hero Challenge — Vote Every Day in September!
We have exciting news to share: AMWA member Dr. Lyndsay Hoy has advanced to the final round of Philadelphia Magazine’s 2026 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge! Earlier this summer, […]
AMWA Partners with CramBetter Tutoring to Support Premed Success
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Premedical Student Division is thrilled to announce the official renewal of our partnership with CramBetter, a premier 24/7 online study and test preparation platform […]
What’s Women’s Professional Baseball Got To Do With AMWA?
By Eliza Lo Chin, MD, MPH Whoever would have thought that AMWA would be following baseball this summer. It so happens that the inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball […]
Remembering Mary Ellen Morrow
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Mary Ellen Morrow, longtime AMWA photographer, devoted member of the AMWA community, and daughter of AMWA Past President Dr. […]
Why Pre-Roe Abortion Stories Matter Again after Dobbs
Published on KevinMD and reprinted with permission. by Dr. Laurel Waters History has a way of repeating itself. In the years leading up to the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision, […]
What Becoming a Chief Medical Officer Taught a Shy Doctor
Originally published in KevinMD. By Dr. Vidhya Prakash I never sought out leadership. It found me. We met when I clumsily stumbled into it as a junior faculty. Razor-focused on […]
Four Years After Dobbs, the Untold Stories Still Matter
By Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber and Dr. Lara Hart Originally published on KevinMD. Last month marked the fourth anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court decision that […]
105th Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin
By Eliza Lo Chin, MD, MPH This month marks the 105th Anniversary of the discovery of insulin. It was in 1921 at the University of Toronto that a team of […]
AMWA Past President Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber Amplifies the Voice of Physician Advocacy Through National Education and Public Engagement
AMWA Past President Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber has recently been featured in two national public education initiatives focused on physician advocacy, vaccine confidence, and the importance of trusted medical voices. Helping […]