105 Years Later: The Road Between Luzancy and Blerancourt
by Eliza Lo Chin, MD, MPH It was 105 years ago, in the summer of 2018, when the American Women’s Hospitals Service (AWHS)–a program of AMWA—established their first hospital in […]
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AMWA Supports Key Initiatives at 2023 AMA Annual Meeting
During the American Medical Association (AMA) 2023 Annual Meeting held last month in Chicago, Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld was sworn in as the 178th president. He committed to a more […]
AMWA Members Enjoy July 4 at the White House
How did you spend the Fourth of July this year? AMWA Past President, Dr. Roberta Gebhard shares her experience. “I was invited to a party on the White House lawn, […]
Remembering Dr. Susan Love (1949 – 2023)
by Dr. Jane Petro The “Army of Women” now known as the Love Research Army, has lost its general. The Army consists of over 390,000 volunteers who provide a database […]
AMWA at White House Event Focused on Lowering Healthcare Costs
Eliza Chin, MD, MPH, Executive Director of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) attended a presidential briefing yesterday in which President Biden announced new actions aimed to lower health care […]
AMWA Endorses Updated Position Statement on Nonhormonal Treatment for Menopausal Symptoms
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) highly endorses the updated Position Statement on Nonhormone therapy for treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause, published by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and has adopted the […]
AMWA Attends Rally with Vice President Kamala Harris One Year Post-Roe
“…when you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for.” These were the concluding words of Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina […]
AMWA Champions President Biden’s Executive Order on Contraception
On the eve of the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision, President Biden issues an important and timely Executive Order that focuses on expanding access to affordable contraception as a […]
AMWA participates in Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM) #3not30 Campaign Launch
On May 13, Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM) held a launch event in Washington, DC for a new #3not30 campaign to “increase awareness about women’s health research and drive change […]