• Region 1 Conference

    AMWA New England Conference Boston University School of Medicine Saturday 9/23/17, 11am-3pm   Please visit our Region 1 webpage for information on registration. Registration will begin in August and will be open to medical students, residents, and physicians.

  • 8th Biennial National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence

    AMWA is a Co-Chair Sponsor of the 8th Biennial NCHDV! The conference presents the most recent research and promising clinical, advocacy, and public health responses to domestic and sexual violence. Register For The Conference Conference Announcement Letter

  • Gender Divide in Healthcare Professions

    2nd ANNUAL WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND HEALTHCARE SYMPOSIUM Formal and informal separation by gender and how it narrows opportunity and creates barriers to interprofessional collaboration Healthcare is one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. employment and also one of the most gender-segregated. Women comprise more than 75 percent of healthcare workers but are under-represented in […]

  • 12th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC)

    AMWA Has Partnered with Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) Partnership benefits include discounts for AMWA members to attend the annual conference in Boston and the regional conference in Chicago.

  • Impacts of Sexual Harassment in Academia Fourth Committee Meeting and Webcast

    The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on the Impacts of Sexual Harassment in Academia will be holding an information gathering meeting on October 4th, 2017 from 10:30 am to 3 pm. The meeting will be held in Cambridge, MA and will also be webcast. For more details and to register, please see […]

  • Bone and Joint Action Week

    8 days focused on raising awareness of bone and joint disorders. Dr. Kim Templeton, AMWA immediate past president, developed and continues to run the bone health and osteoporosis program (Fit to a T), as well as developing the related video.  She also started and is still somewhat involved with World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day. […]

  • National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Annual Meeting 2017

    The National Academy of Medicine will hold its annual meeting on Sunday and Monday, October 15-16, 2017 in Washington, DC at the National Academy of Sciences Building. Sunday events are for members only.Monday’s symposium on Developmental Neurosciences: Do We Know Enough to Prevent or Reverse Major Behavioral Disorders? is open to the public. New members elected in 2016 will be honored at an […]

  • NASS 2017

    This is truly a one-of-a-kind meeting, where spine care professionals from around the globe will share the latest information, innovative techniques and procedures, best practices, and new technologies. The Annual Meeting provides a unique opportunity for you to learn and gain skills through dynamic and challenging educational programs, the ability to network and build relationships […]

  • Human Trafficking: A Call to Action

    SAVE THE DATE Metropolitan (DC) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated and the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) Invite you to attend “Human Trafficking: A Call to Action” Schedule: Registration 8:30 to 9:00 AM Event: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fee: No charge, but registration is required. On Line registration opens soon! Learn how to Stop, […]

  • Strength Through Stories: Personal, Professional, Political

    OHSU AMWA Branch Hosts Strength Through Stories Conference The American Medical Women’s Association at Oregon Health Sciences University is organizing a conference on December 2, 2017 called Strength Through Stories.  The conference is designed to empower and inspire healthcare professionals and scientists at every stage of their careers to own their stories and leverage their power to manifest […]

  • AMWA Financial Advice Webinar

    FINANCIAL PLANNING Host: Annette Hammortree and Joseph Onopa Webinar Registration How do you transition from making little to no money as a resident to finally having a real income? Can I save and invest while I am in residency? Should I buy a big house when I’m done with residency? A fancy car? A big […]

  • Human Trafficking: A Call to Action for Health Care Professionals

    click image to view flyer This program will focus on the knowledge and skills to recognize and treat human trafficking survivors in a health care setting, with a special emphasis on public health. CEs are approved for Nursing, Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Dietetics/Nutrition, […]

  • Stand Up to Sex Trafficking: Awareness, Implementation, Networking (SUSTAIN) Series (Philadelphia)

    Free Training on Recognizing Human Trafficking Victims The AMWA-PATH curriculum includes what is considered essential information for health care professionals to know about sex trafficking. The American Medical Women’s Association’s Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans (AMWA-PATH) has created a two-part curriculum on human sex trafficking. The curriculum covers: What Is Sex Trafficking? Where Is […]

  • Clinician Well-Being and Resilience: Lunchtime Webinar

    On February 2, 2018, the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience will host a webinar from 1:30 – 2:30pm EST to release several resources and provide a first look at an online repository aimed at providing users with resources related to clinician burnout and promising solutions to promote clinician well-being. […]

  • Stand Up to Sex Trafficking: Awareness, Implementation, Networking (SUSTAIN) Series (Honolulu)

    Free Training on Recognizing Human Trafficking Victims The AMWA-PATH curriculum includes what is considered essential information for health care professionals to know about sex trafficking. The American Medical Women’s Association’s Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans (AMWA-PATH) has created a two-part curriculum on human sex trafficking. The curriculum covers: What Is Sex Trafficking? Where Is […]

  • Networking 102: The Components of an Effective Network

    The Mentorship Committee is hosting a webinar on Networking. This webinar will be Wednesday, February 20th at 8pm and focus on understanding the structure of a network and how to build it. ** If you have not used Zoom before, we strongly recommend that you give yourself at least 5 minutes prior to the call […]

  • Workshop on Women’s Mental Health Across the Life Course through a Sex-Gender Lens

    Join the Committee on Population on March 7 for a workshop that will explore how environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and biological factors affect women’s mental health across the life course and across different racial/ethnic groups. The workshop will include sessions on: life course framing, population patterns, measurement, and methods; psychological and structural factors in women’s mental […]