Synopsis

AMWA’s 2019 Interim Leadership Meeting will be held in Washington D.C. from March 29-31, 2019.

Faculty

Coming soon!

Agenda

Friday, March 29, 2019 – The Yard, 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC

2:30-5:00     AMWA Corporate Advisory Board Meeting

5:00-6:00     Reception

6:00-8:00     Leadership Networking Meeting

Saturday, March 30, 2019 – Birdhouse Bed and Breakfast, 327 T Street NW, Washington DC

8:30-10:00   AMWA Board of Directors Meeting (open to members)

10:00-5:30   Board Leadership Training, Strategic Plan Discussion

6:00               Dinner at Shaw’s Tavern, 520 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC

Sunday, March 31, 2019 – Birdhouse Bed and Breakfast

8:00-12:00   AMWA Board of Directors Meeting (open to members)

12:00-2:00   Working Lunch TBA

Registration

March 29 Reception Registration

Physicians and Other: $25 Member / $30 Non-member

Residents: $15 Member / $20 Non-Member

Students $10 Member / $15 Non-member

March 30 Lunch Registration

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Sponsors, Exhibitors, Advertisements

Coming Soon!

Travel & Lodging

Lodging

Cambria Hotel – rates $169/night

Birdhouse B&B – full

Airports & Transportation

The closest airport is DCA, though flights through IAD and BWI may offer lower prices and public transportation to Washington DC through the DC metro is easily available.  From IAD – take the Washington Flyer Silverline Express to the Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station (silver).  From BWI – take the BWI B30 Metrobus to the Greenbelt Metrorail Station (green) or take the MARC or Amtrak Train to Union Station Metrorail Station (red).

The Birdhouse B&B is accessible through the DC Metro Shaw-Howard stop (green/yellow).  About an 8 minute walk.

Howard University Student Branch

The AMWA 2019 Interim Leadership Meeting has been Co-Hosted by the Howard University Student Branch. You can learn more about their branch here: https://www.hucm.org/women-in-med/

AMWA Interim 2019 Host Chair: Simran Soni

Simran Soni is a third-year medical student at Howard University in Washington D.C. minor. During her undergraduate years, also at Howard, she was a dedicated volunteer at the Christ House Shelter in Washington, DC, and a Science Olympiad coach at the Howard University Middle School. Currently, she serves as Webmaster of the New Freedmen’s Clinic, President of Howard’s Women in Medicine group, and the Student Sight Savers volunteer coordinator. Through Howard’s AMWA chapter, she plans the annual BaeGram Valentine’s Day Charity Bake Sale. She also set up an annual screening of “Someone You Love,” a film about HPV/Cervical Cancer. Last year, she organized “Women in Power,” a physician panel consisting of three female Deans from HUCM.

Simran is a global nomad who has lived in several countries, including India, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore. An avid traveler, she enjoys learning new languages. While fluent in Hindi, Punjabi, and French, she is learning Spanish in her spare time. Outside of academia, she enjoys running, listening to music, and swimming.