AMWA Member Spotlight—Amy Ho, MD
Amy Faith Ho, MD, grew up in Austin, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree. in biology. She earned a medical degree from […]
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Native American Heritage Month
Written by Kelby Hunt November is recognized as Native American Heritage Month in the United States. AMA data from 2018 reports that 0.3% of active physicians in the US identify […]
Wage Gaps in Medicine: Path to Equality
Wage Gaps in Medicine: Path to Equality By: Carolina Ruiz One of the key trends seen among recent generations is the increased involvement of women taking an active role toward […]
STEMinism: Voicing for Women Pursuing STEM Careers
STEMinism: Voicing for Women Pursuing STEM Careers By: Carolina Ruiz The term feminism is one that represents the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of equality of the sexes. […]
AMWA Member Spotlight—Jessica Zitter, MD
Jessica Zitter, MD, is a filmmaker, as well as an attending physician at Highland Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor and volunteer faculty at the University of California at San Francisco […]
First Generations: Empowering Minorities in Medicine
First Generations: Empowering Minorities in Medicine By: Carolina Ruiz When it comes to challenges in education, there are many different levels students can face. Some face the lack of network, […]
National Food Day: Food Insecurity
National Food Day: Food Insecurity By: Sameera Shaik and Iris Dupanovic What are the odds that you might have unknowingly come across someone on campus or a street who desperately […]
AMWA Member Spotlight—Vidhya Prakash, MD
Vidhya Prakash, MD, FACP, FIDSA, serves as chair of the American Medicine Women’s Association (AMWA) membership committee, and she is chair of Rural Health for AMWA’s program on Diversity and […]
Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month
Written by: Alexandra A. Alvarez ————– 2.3. It’s a really small number. According to the latest data from the AAMC, only 2.3% of active physicians in the United States today […]
What to Do with Doubt
What to Do with Doubt By: Carolina Ruiz One of the key factors of being a premedical student is the stress that comes along with it. Whether it be the […]