The following survey is from William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, regarding a research project on parental leave across various professions. Responses to this survey will help lay the groundwork…
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Today, more than 93 million adult Americans are living with obesity. Many do not know obesity is a disease and that their healthcare provider can help them with weight-loss and…
August 20, 9:30 EDT (C-SPAN, NASA-TV) On Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Vice President Mike Pence will chair the sixth meeting of the National Space Council at…
Schaumburg — Gun violence is a public health issue. Time and time again, the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) as an organization stands to decrease the burden of gun-related fatalities…
The American Medical Women’s Association was honored to host the Centennial Congress of the Medical Women’s International Association at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott. Over 1200 delegates and attendees from more…
Tell us about your work. Lately I’ve been engaged in a lot of gender equity work, both scholarship and policy. At the American Medical Association and the Massachusetts Medical Society,…
AMWA Immediate Past President, Dr. Connie Newman, received a letter from the Chair of the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force recognizing her participation, time, and thoughtful input to…
On behalf of the AMWA Advocacy Task Force Medical Student Members from IUSM, Jessica Chiang and Aida Haddad published an editorial (“Medical Students Point to History in Pledging to Advocate…
The American Medical Women’s Association seeks applicants for 3 officer positions and member-at-large positions for the 2020-2021 Board. The President-Elect position is a 3-year term, serving one year each as…
Tell us about your work. I wrote a book on gender bias, published in 2018. I explain my personal experiences with gender bias during my 28 year career as an…
