AWHS Clinic Spotlight: The Vine Trust
The Vine Trust is an international non-profit volunteering charity that provides a healthcare service for over 100,000 patients annually in Peru through two medical ships that operate along the Amazon River. […]
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Artifact of the Month: House of the Good Neighbor
During World War I, the American Women’s Hospitals Service in conjunction with the Red Cross helped to establish a clinic in France for a social services home that helped children […]
Steps to Success: Obstetrics/Gynecology
How did you become interested in ob/gyn and women’s health? Initially, I wanted to be a midwife because I was fascinated by the physiologic and pathologic changes that occur during […]
Mobile Health Clinic Crosses the Jungle to Madi, Chitwan
Flying over rivers, forests and highways, Klaus and Manfred wondered what the next few days would bring. Dr Klaus Harbig (Internist) and Dr Manfred Harrmann (General Practitioner), both from Germany, […]
Stories from Marian Clinic
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth founded Marian Clinic in Topeka, Kansas in 1988 in order to provide medical and dental care for the uninsured who live in poverty in […]
Artifact of the Month – AWH Hospital No. 1
In 1917 the Medical Women’s National Association (which was later renamed AMWA) established a war service committee in order to create a census of the medical women in the country […]
AMWA Blog Archive, 2011 – 2012
Visit AMWA’s former home at Blogspot.com to see additional posts from 2011 and 2012.
Building Mentoring Relationships: How to improve yourself through mentoring
Mentoring relationships succeed when both the mentor and mentee take an active role in developing the relationship. Here are a few tips on how to get the most out your […]
AMWA Updates Position Paper on Emergency Contraception
AMWA’s mission includes strong support of sound policies and programs to improve women’s health. AMWA believes that the number of unintended pregnancies in the US is unacceptably high (3.2 million annually, […]
Friday Feature: Q & A with Victoria Greenberg
Victoria Greenberg Region 3 Student Director DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV Victoria Greenberg currently serves as the Region 3 Student Director. She served as Co-President for Jefferson’s AMWA student branch […]