AMWA Initiatives
The American Medical Women’s Association advocates to bring under-addressed issues to the forefront of the national agenda.
Our mission is advance women in medicine, advocate for equity, and ensure excellence in healthcare.
Our work falls under three main pillars: Professional/Personal Development, Advocacy, and Education.
Get involved and join a committee. Have an initiative that you would like to bring to AMWA or want to start a committee for an initiative below? Contact admin@amwa-doc.org.
View the full list of initiatives at the bottom of this page.
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ADVOCACY
Join AMWA’s advocacy efforts as the voice of women in medicine. Whether it’s writing op-eds, calling on legislators, or raising awareness locally or nationally, you can make a difference. Learn about the importance of voter registration and simple steps you can take to promote civic engagement.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
AMWA has programs for leadership and mentorship tailored to each career stage — ELEVATE & Korn Ferry Leadership U for Humanity (physicians), EVOLVE (Residents), & IGNITE (Medical Students). Taking time off? Check out our Physician Reentry resources and Speakers Bureau. Become a leader within AMWA.
COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecendented challenges for this country and for women in medicine who were particularly hard hit. Gain tools, share resources, and learn about our partnership efforts to promote vaccination and improve care.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI)
DEI Principles are core to AMWA’s work—from Gender Equity initiatives, Revolution by Resolution and #MeTooMedicine and partnership campaigns, #NeedHerScience, #HerTimeIsNow, #GiveHerAReasonToStay, and #InvestInHer, to work on anti-racism, and LGBTQ+ health. Join our Military & Veterans branch or IMG initiative.
FERTILITY AND FAMILY PLANNING
For those who choose to have a family, AMWA is here to support you. Join our Physicians with Young Families coaching group. 1 in 4 women physicians experience infertility, so help us raise awareness and advocate for benefits coverage and workplace flexibility.
GLOBAL HEALTH
AMWA is associated with the United Nations (UN) Department of Global Communications (DGC) and participates in the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Learn about the American Women’s Hospitals Service and Carter Global Health Fellowship. AMWA members are members of the Medical Women’s International Association.
MEDICAL HUMANITIES
Explore the medical humanities within AMWA’s many communities which focus on art, dance, film, history, music, theater, and writing. Every year an Artist in Residence creates a masterpiece which is presented at the Annual Meeting.
MEDICAL STUDENT DIVISION
AMWA supports medical students on their journey to become a physician through AMWA IGNITE, mentorship, scholarship, and national leadership opportunities. Present your research at our annual meeting and network with colleagues across the country.
NUTRITION & MEDICAL TASK FORCE
We live in a land of high quantity, low quality food with ultra-processed options high in sodium, added sugar, saturated fats, and refined carbohydrates as the norm. This approach to eating is linked to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory conditions, mental health disorders, chronic pain and certain cancers, including breast cancer in women.
PREMEDICAL DIVISION
AMWA supports those who are just beginning their journeys in medicine through mentorship, resources, networking, and leadership opportunities. Join us and we will be there for you every step of the way.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
AMWA’s focus on preventive medicine includes promoting sleep as the foundation of health and initiatives that focus on vaccination, drug safety, senior health, nutrition, and healthy eating.
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES
AMWA helps address timely public health issues like gun violence, human trafficking, obesity, opioid addiction, alcohol use, climate change, domestic violence, caregiving, and rare diseases.
RESIDENCY DIVISION AND GME
AMWA’s Residency Division offers physicians in training opportunities for leadership programming and networking. Program directors will also benefit from our multi-specialty Graduate Medical Education (GME) network.
SEX AND GENDER SPECIFIC HEALTH
AMWA is a leading advocate for the teaching and practice of sex and gender specific healthcare. We have co-lead a series of summits and partnered with iGIANT® to raise awareness across sectors. Learn about the Sex and Gender Health Collaborative.
WELLBEING
Discover the magic of coaching through AMWA. We’re also to reframe licensure questions through our Humans before Heroes initiative and raising awareness to prevent physician suicide.
WOMEN’S HEALTH
As a leading advocate for women’s health, AMWA has developed programs focused on menopause, migraine management, HPV / Cervical Cancer, reproductive care access, infertility, contraception, and osteoporosis.
Can’t find what you are looking for above? Here’s a full list of our initiatives.
Advocacy
Alcohol Awareness
American Women’s Hospitals Service
Anti-racism
Caregiving
Cervical Cancer Prevention
Counterfeit Drugs
COVID-19
Dance, Theater, and Medicine
Diversity and Inclusion
Domestic Violence Prevention
ELEVATE
EVOLVE
Gender Equity
Revolution by Resolution
Graduate Medical Education (GME)
Gun Violence Prevention
HPV Prevention Week
Humans Before Heroes
iGIANT (Partnership)
IGNITE
Infertility
International Medical Graduates
Leadership Development
LGBTQ+ Health
Literary AMWA
Media AMWA
Menopause
Mentorship
Medical Humanities
Migraine Management
Military & Veterans
Music & Medicine
Obesity Prevention
Opioid Epidemic
Osteoporosis
Reentry
Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans (PATH)
Physician Wellbeing
Preventive Medicine Task Force
Rare Diseases
Rural Health
SeniorFusion
Sex and Gender Specific Health
Sex and Gender Health Collaborative
Sex and Gender Health Education Summit
Sleep Disorders
Speakers Bureau
Studio AMWA
