AMWA Supports National Wear Red Day 2017 #AMWAGoRed
The American Heart Association writes that “National Wear Red Day® is Friday, February 3, 2017. Why Go Red? Heart disease and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths among women each […]
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National Women Physicians Day 2017
This week we celebrated National Women Physicians Day! “Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, was accepted to Geneva Medical College in 1847 […]
Join Us at the Women’s March on Washington
The below is from The National Women’s Law Center: “The National Women’s Law Center is excited to be a partner for the Women’s March on Washington this month here in […]
Evidence of the Superiority of Female Doctors
Evidence of the Superiority of Female Doctors New research estimates that if all physicians were female, 32,000 fewer Americans would die every year. Read the full article in the Atlantic […]
Fighting Sexual Harassment
Written by: Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD I think of myself as strong but…as a college student, putting myself through school, I got a job in an older, local psychiatrist’s private office. […]
AMWA Office Moving to Illinois
AMWA Office Moving to Illinois At the end of the month, AMWA’s office will be moving to Schaumburg, Illinois under the management of WJ Weiser and Associates, Inc. AMWA thanks […]
It’s Worse to Be a Girl in U.S. Than Kazakhstan: Report
Written by: Emma Margolin The United States has finished behind countries including Algeria and Kazakhstan in a new ranking of the best and worst countries in which to be a […]
The Best Ways For Women To Take Care Of Themselves
Written by: Chloe Pearson Photo via Pixabay by LightStarGod Women often take on so many roles in their lives–caregiver, provider, housekeeper, partner–that it’s hard for them to focus on themselves. […]
Join a Committee with the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA)
Join a Committee with the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) One of the many benefits of your AMWA membership is membership in the Medical Women’s International Association. Sign-ups are open […]