Climate Solutions Are Health Solutions
April is Earth Month. As a member of The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, AMWA is speaking out about the harmful health effects of climate change. We know […]
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Traveling to the AMWA Meeting – in 1936 and today
What was it like to travel to the AMWA meeting in 1936? Dr. Catherine MacFarlane “I traveled 1250 miles and spent 29 hours on the train in order to attend […]
Two weeks in an Afghan Refugee Camp: A Humbling Experience
By Nahid Fattahi In October 2021, I published an article about the dire need of mental health care amongst Afghans both in the diaspora community and the newly arrived refugees. […]
Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer, a Global Health Hero
Photo: Courtesy of Harvard University The world has suffered a great loss in the passing of Dr. Paul Farmer, Co-founder and Chief Strategist of Partners in Health (PIH) and Chair […]
AMWA Member Spotlight — Nina Ahuja, MD
Tell Us About Your Career Path My inclination towards wanting to care for others revealed itself at an early age – my parents often had to replace their stock of […]
Remembering Dr. Anne Barlow Ramsay and her Legacy with the American Women’s Hospitals Service
Anne L. Barlow, MD With sadness, we share the news that Dr. Anne Barlow Ramsay (AMWA President 1982-1983) passed away on May 7, 2021. Please read her full obituary […]
Remembering Dr. Lila Wallis, “Godmother of Women’s Health”
Dr. Lila Wallis With sadness, we share the news that Dr. Lila Wallis, AMWA Past President (1988-1989), passed away on January 3, 2022 at the age of 100. You may […]
Remembering Lynn Yeakel
This month, we mourn the loss of one of the luminary giants in women’s leadership and gender equity – Lynn Yeakel, Director of Drexel University College of Medicine’s Institute for […]
Climate Crisis, Women’s Health and Gender Equity
Over the past decade, detrimental effects caused by climate change have resulted in an ongoing crisis that has had profound effects on human health. Women, in particular, may be more […]
AMWA Member Spotlight — Nahid Fattahi, MA, LMFT
Tell Us About Your Career Path My interest in psychology and its relevance to relationship health, resilience, trauma, and personal growth developed when I enrolled at Ohlone Community College at […]