Calendar of Events

  • 2020 Women in Medicine Summit

    Women in Medicine: An Evolution of Empowerment AMWA is going virtual with the Women in Medicine Summit REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the multi-institutional CME Virtual #WIMSummit Oct 9 – 10! Nationally renowned faculty, abstract/perspective piece submissions, award nominations, mentoring, leadership training, and brand new #HeForShe track. WIM 2020 Website  Register for WIM CALL FOR AWARD […]

  • How I Chose My Specialty — Surgical Specialties Panel

    Are you curious about the process of choosing a medical or surgical specialty? Join our panelists on discussions of how/why they chose their specialty, what a day in their life entails, the highlights/frustrations of their field, and their unique professional journeys. GENERAL SURGERY: Aduragbemi Ayeni, MD(Abrazo Health Network, Resident) Sarah Eidelson, MD (University of Miami/Jackson […]

  • How I Chose My Specialty- Medical Specialties Panel

    Are you curious about the process of choosing a medical or surgical specialty? Join our panelists on discussions of how/why they chose their specialty, what a day in their life entails, the highlights/frustrations of their field, and their unique professional journeys. PEDIATRICS: Shruti Berlin, MD (INOVA Fairfax, Resident), Katelyn Kartes, MD (University of Utah, Resident) […]

  • Learn to Identify & Fight Trafficking (LIFT) Training – Los Angeles

    The Learn to Identify & Fight Trafficking (LIFT) training provides education for healthcare providers on how to identify and assist patients that have been trafficked, and includes what is considered essential information for health care professionals to know about human trafficking, including labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children. This presentation […]

  • 15th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC)

    For decades, research statistics have illustrated a troubling trend within modern healthcare: by and large individuals throughout the globe die from cardiovascular and metabolic diseases more than any other cause. Further, one third of the population is vulnerable to at least one cardiometabolic risk factor. This is a public health crisis– and one which must […]

  • Menopause Matters: A Discussion

    Sign Up Here to Access the Recording The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) and the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) hosted a North American discussion on the need for every woman to know what to expect ahead of the menopausal transition. Women deserve a heads up, and so AMWA and FMWC invited Caroline […]

  • Racism in Medicine: Harriet A. Washington’s Book “Medical Apartheid”- Part II

    Please join AMWA on Saturday, October 24 at 5:30 PM EST for Part II of the discussion of Harriet A. Washington’s book Medical Apartheid.  Register Here Harriet A. Washington’s book Medical Apartheid   Watch the interview with the author HERE. Physicians, medical students, and premedical students are welcome and strongly encouraged to join us to […]

  • Learn to Identify & Fight Trafficking (LIFT) Training – Washington DC

    The Learn to Identify & Fight Trafficking (LIFT) training provides education for healthcare providers on how to identify and assist patients that have been trafficked, and includes what is considered essential information for health care professionals to know about human trafficking, including labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children. This presentation […]

  • Excellence in Health Care & Medicine – Clinical Symposia (LEAP)

    Register Here Agenda Welcome – Department Introduction and Initiatives – Dr. Farzanna Haffizulla (@BusyMomMD) NSU KPCOM Dean’s Welcome: Dr. Elaine Wallace Speaker: Dr. Nicole Sandhu (@drnicolesandhu) · Review current breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment guidelines · Discuss evidence regarding racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment Speaker: Dr. Nathalie Johnson · De […]