Talking and Listening
Linda Hawes Clever, MD, MACP Countless generations ago, indigenous people in the Pacific Northwest and around the world developed talking sticks. They have polished and used them ever since. The […]
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When the System Isn’t Built for You: Women Physicians and Patients with Disabilities
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 […]
Our Voices, Our Future: S2E29 Doctor, Doctor and Doctor
Authors: Meghan Etsey, Victoria Chebaibai, Dr. Daryl Traylor, Dr. Eboni Anderson on behalf of AMWA Gender Equity Task Force “Our Voices, Our Future” is a podcast by the Gender Equity […]
Asthma and Hormonal Fluctuations: How menstrual cycles affect disease severity and treatment efficacy
Authors: Rhea Manohar, MPH; Leah Liszak, Meghan Etsey, Brianna Clark, DO on behalf of AMWA’s Gender Equity Task Force Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases among women […]
Our Voices, Our Future: S1E3 Doctor, White River Raft Guide, and Educator
Authors: Dr. Joanna Georgakas, Vashti Price, Meghan Etsey, Dr. Laura Helfman on behalf of AMWA Gender Equity Task Force “Our Voices, Our Future” is a podcast by the Gender Equity […]
Turn Up the Volume: The Anthem of Women in Medicine
Authors: Meghan Etsey, Rhea Manohar, MPH; Dr. Yun Weisholtz, MD-PhD on behalf of AMWA’s Gender Equity Task Force Women in medicine have always been told to quiet their voices, hide […]
Beyond Comfort Zones: Lessons in Pain, Healing, and Humanity in Tanzania
Written by Kathleen Glass This past summer I spent 2 months doing independent research on pain and palliative care in a rural region of Tanzania called Iringa. Now let me […]
Dress Codes, “Professionalism,” and Gender Policing in Medicine
Authors: Meghan Etsey, Bethany Fenton, Dr. Yun Weisholtz on behalf of the Gender Equity Task Force Throughout the history of medicine, attire has served as a visible marker of professionalism […]
Our Voices, Our Future: S1E2 Doctor and Podcaster
Authors: Dr. Joanna Georgakas, Vashti Price, Meghan Etsey, Dr. Kristina McAteer on Behalf of AMWA Gender Equity Task Force “Our Voices, Our Future” is a podcast by the Gender Equity […]
Sex Hormones and Type 2 Diabetes Treatment: How metformin and GLP-1 agonists may work differently in women
Authors: Rhea Manohar, MPH; Leah Liszak, Meghan Etsey, Yun Weisholtz, MD-PhD on behalf of AMWA Gender Equity Task Force Diabetes care has entered an era of precision therapeutics: we no […]