Consider Sex & Gender in Research
Research Analyzed and Reported by Sex and Gender for Muskuloskeletal Conditions The Sine Qua Non of Clinical Care, Health Profession Education, and Research By Kim Templeton There is limited evidence […]
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AMWA Member Spotlight—Amy Ho, MD
Amy Faith Ho, MD, grew up in Austin, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree. in biology. She earned a medical degree from […]
AMWA Member Spotlight—Jessica Zitter, MD
Jessica Zitter, MD, is a filmmaker, as well as an attending physician at Highland Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor and volunteer faculty at the University of California at San Francisco […]
AMWA Member Spotlight—Vidhya Prakash, MD
Vidhya Prakash, MD, FACP, FIDSA, serves as chair of the American Medicine Women’s Association (AMWA) membership committee, and she is chair of Rural Health for AMWA’s program on Diversity and […]
AMWA Member Spotlight—Abby Spencer, MD
Abby L. Spencer, MD, MS, FACP, professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, a memorable presentation to American Medicine Women’s Association members on the keys to […]
AMWA Member Spotlight—Mary Rorro, DO
Mary Rorro is chair of the Music and Medicine Community, one of AMWA’s Medical Humanities. The impact of the pandemic on women in medicine inspired the creation of a video—Physicians […]
Addiction in Native American Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Jeena Kar, DO The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted substance use disorder patients, as nearly all of the resources they normally rely on have become limited. Patients are being […]
Supreme Court Case Holds that Title VII Forbids Firing Employees Because They Are Homosexual or Transgender – AMWA Participated in Amici Brief
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held that Title VII forbids employers from firing employees because they are homosexual or transgender. AMWA participated in the Amicus Brief for the […]
American Heart Association CycleNation – Rush Heart Center for Women Team Campaign Summary
Shiva Barforoshi, Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD, Annabelle S. Volgman, MD American Heart Association Cycle Nation Overview and Virtual Platform This year was the first ever Virtual CycleNation Rally. The COVID-19 […]
AMWA Speaks Out Against Racism and Violence
AMWA SPEAKS OUT AGAINST RACISM AND VIOLENCE As physicians and students of medicine, as citizens and residents of the United States, and as human beings, the American Medical Women’s Association […]