American Medical Women's Association: The Vision and Voice of Women in Medicine since 1915.
The American Medical Women's Association has made this Web site available for your general information and convenience. It is not to be used as a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment. Information on this site is supplied by the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA). This Web site also has links to sites that are totally independent and beyond the control of the AMWA.
When AMWA was founded in 1915, women represented 5-6% of all physicians in the U.S. The organization's statement of purpose was, "to bring Medical Women into communication with each other for their mutual advantage, and to encourage social and harmonious relations within and without the profession."
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A leading advocate for women's health and women in medicine, AMWA is an active participant in setting national health care policy and influencing legislation on women's health issues.
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