Calendar of Events

  • BLR & AMWA Present: Jasmine Brown, author of Twice As Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians from the Civil War to the 21st Century

    Medical student Jasmine Brown began researching black women physicians at Oxford University when she was a Rhodes scholar. Her debut book, Twice as Hard, creates a new class of role models and establishes a lineage of black women doctors whose accomplishments are both important and inspirational. In this moment of national reckoning about the American systems […]

  • My Mom and the Girl — Film Screening

    In solidarity with National Caregiver Day, AMWA invites you to a virtual film screening of the AWARD-WINNING OSCAR QUALIFIED SHORT FILM, My Mom and the Girl, starring Valerie Harper (in her last performance). This film offers a heartwarming true story of a woman with Alzheimer’s who embarks on an urban adventure that unexpectedly turns into a funny, poignant, and uplifting journey […]

  • Medical Communication Workshop

    Learn tricks for preparing concise case presentations, write-ups, letters, and more. Practical advice and tools for all IMGs at any level of training to succeed in observerships, residency, and practice. REGISTER

  • Clinician Mental Health Impact Series- Trauma Recovery (Post-Traumatic Growth)

    Physicians are trained to diagnose, manage and treat traumatic injuries their patients’ experience, whether with fast reproach or over time. However, physicians are not effectively trained to console and soothe themselves from such incidents or how to manage the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual effects that follow. In this session, we will encourage participants and […]

  • Physicians Writers Wellness Workshop

    AMWA brings you a monthly opportunity to express yourself by writing:  Drop in or come every month! The innovative tool of narrative medicine has been proven to aid with burnout prevention for physicians, impact team cohesion, and improve deep listening skills. In groups, sharing of stories leads to a greater connection and a sense of […]

  • Region 9 Conference

    Power in Numbers: Exploring Reproductive Justice After Dobbs REGISTER  

  • Sounding the Alarm of Occupational Gender Segregation in Medicine: From Orthopedics to Endocrinology

    Join the GEMS Alliance to: 1) Define the concept of occupational gender segregation 2) Identify Its impact on women and equity within medicine 3) Consider approaches to address this phenomenon in the profession REGISTER AMWA is a founding organization of the GEMS Alliance. Speakers: Dr. Amy S. Gottlieb, MD Chief Faculty Development Officer, Baystate Health […]

  • Physician Health Programs (PHPs): A Critical Look (A PJE Webinar)

    A two-part webinar exploring aspects of any physician health program or service contracted by or affiliated with state medical licensing boards, clinical health care facilities (e.g. hospitals and clinics), residency training programs or medical schools. Each of the two sessions covers a distinct range of relevant topics. Both sessions offer the opportunity for interactive Q&A. […]

  • UN CSW: Harnessing the Power of Innovation and Technology to Improve Health

    Technological innovations including digital apps, sensors, telehealth, deep learning (AI) and cloud computing are changing the way we manage chronic diseases, improve public health, and enhance drug discovery. Join the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) for a discussion on the impact of technology to transform healthcare and address unmet needs. Objectives: 1. Learn about new […]

  • Physician Health Programs (PHPs): A Critical Look (A PJE Webinar)

    A two-part webinar exploring aspects of any physician health program or service contracted by or affiliated with state medical licensing boards, clinical health care facilities (e.g. hospitals and clinics), residency training programs or medical schools. Each of the two sessions covers a distinct range of relevant topics. Both sessions offer the opportunity for interactive Q&A. […]

  • Let’s Make Sleep Our Superpower, Not Our Enemy

    ON-DEMAND ACCESS   Dr. Bertisch is an internist and board-certified sleep specialist, the Clinical Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bertisch is nationally recognized for her clinical research that focuses on adapting, testing, and disseminating sleep interventions for underserved populations, […]