A Culture of Mentorship: The Full Circle of Support Mentorship is the foundation of a thriving academic community. It fosters growth, builds confidence, and creates opportunities. This year, the Leaders in Empowerment & Development (LEAD) awards recognize two outstanding faculty members from the WashU Medicine Division of Gastroenterology, who exemplify the power of mentorship and […]
The Department of Medicine is proud to announce that three faculty were selected to receive funding to attend the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar in February 2025. This prestigious and highly competitive program is designed to foster leadership growth among women in academic medicine, equipping them with […]
Nomination Deadline: January 13, 2025
In November 2024, Dr. Maria Baggstrom, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology, presented a poster at the annual Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Learn Serve Lead Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) Poster Session that she co-authored with Dr. Rakhee Bhayani, Vice Chair of Advancing Women’s Careers and Professor of […]
We’re proud to announce that three distinguished faculty members in the Department of Medicine have been selected to receive funding to attend the prestigious AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar in December 2024: This highly competitive program is designed to foster leadership development among women in academic medicine and to support their continued progression […]
Patricia Litkowski, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine, has been selected to attend the highly selective AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar July 2024, standing out among numerous applicants across the country. Dr. Litkowski serves as the Medical Director of Patient Experience at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Director of […]
The 3rd Annual Department of Medicine’s Women in Medicine and Science Seminar was held in person for the first time on April 11, 2024. This year’s event focused on the theme “Climbing the Academic Ladder: Insider Tips for Success.” Participants from across departments on campus, including students, trainees, staff, and faculty, gathered for a day […]
The Women in Medicine Grand Rounds will feature nationally recognized speakers with expertise in issues related to women’s health including gender equity, professional development, and sex-specific differences in disease. It is jointly sponsored by Forum for Women in Medicine (FWIM), Advancing Women in Academic Medicine (AWAM), and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Allyship and Social Justice (IDEAS) […]
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 AWAM Leaders in Empowerment and Development (LEAD) Award! The Department of Medicine created an award to honor exceptional faculty members who promote the career advancement of women in various ways, such as being a mentor, sponsors, advocate, or positive role model. This year, Nancy Bartlett, MD, Korman Professor of […]
Women physicians and scientists Conference Dates: December 2-5, 2024 Location: Hyatt Regency Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico Email sent to faculty for self-nominations and division chiefs
We’re excited to announce a new process for nominating DOM faculty members to the AAMC Early-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar. Deadline is January 15, 2024. This will be a Two-Step Process This is a very competitive application process. WashU will sponsor 4 faculty across the medical campus to attend. The AAMC limits the number of […]
We are excited to introduce the dynamic team of 27 exceptional members representing a diverse spectrum of roles within the Department of Medicine.
Congratulations to the recipients of the inaugural AWAM Leaders in Empowerment and Development (LEAD) Award! The awards were developed to recognize outstanding faculty members in the Department of Medicine who help advance women’s career development, in all ways, including being a sponsor, mentor, advocate, or formative example. This year’s award winners, Amanda K. Verma, MD […]
American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) was honored to receive the Hope Award for Advocacy from RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
The 2nd Annual Department of Medicine Women in Medicine and Science Seminar hosted by Advancing Women in Academic Medicine (AWAM) and the Forum for Women in Medicine (FWIM) was held last Friday, April 28th via Zoom. The virtual seminar, “Leadership and Promotion – the chicken or the egg?”, offered a foundation to learn the critical skills, strategies and resources […]
Description The AWAM LEAD awards was announced at the 2nd Annual DOM Women in Medicine and Science Seminar, (which was held on Friday April 28th, 2023). Nominations for the LEAD Awards will be accepted until June 9, 2023. Awards will be announced in late June. The awards are open to all DOM faculty and will be awarded […]
The AWAM LEAD awards will be announced at the upcoming 2nd Annual DOM Women in Medicine and Science Seminar, which will be held on Friday April 28th, 2023, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Nominations for the LEAD Awards will be accepted until June 9, 2023. Awards will be announced in late June. The awards are open […]
Advancing Women in Academic Medicine (AWAM) has been working closely with Dr. Fraser and division chiefs in the department to develop a departmental leadership statement and to create a more standardized form for annual faculty reviews to improve transparency and consistency in evaluations. The new leadership statement reinforces the importance of our people as our […]
We received an overwhelming response of applications for attending the virtual Harvard Medical School Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare conference from November 1-3. Unfortunately, we were not able to fund participation of all of the applicants. As stated in the application, this year we decided to accept applications on a first come, first serve basis. […]
Welcome to Advancing Women in Academic Medicine (AWAM)! AWAM is a new program that works to achieve equitable career advancement for women fellows and faculty within the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. We officially launched our efforts in fall 2020 with a series of virtual listening sessions to hear directly from […]