An update from the Vice Chair for the Advancement of Women’s Careers
The past several months has been filled with leadership development, faculty celebrations, and shared learning across the Department of Medicine. Faculty Selected for AAMC Early Career Leadership Seminar We were fortunate that three of our faculty members—Drs. Naoka Murakami, Namrata Patel, and Abby Sung—were selected to attend the February AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership […]
An update from the Vice Chair for the Advancement of Women’s Careers
As the year ends, I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone on the AWAM Executive Committee and FWIM Committee for their dedication and commitment to our gender equity efforts within the Department. The Department of Medicine successfully developed and implemented a new transparent, equitable process for nominating candidates for the AAMC Early & Mid-Career Women Faculty Development Seminar […]
An update from the Vice Chair for the Advancement of Women’s Careers
The Forum for Women in Medicine (FWIM) celebrates its 10th anniversary this month, marking ten years of progress, empowerment, and camaraderie among its members. Founded in 2014, FWIM was established with a clear mission: to support the professional and personal development of women trainees in the Department of Medicine. Over the past ten years, we […]
Women in Medicine
Supporting women in medicine is a key priority for the department. See below for a list of resources.
- Advancing Women in Academic Medicine (AWAM) program actively identifies and provides guidance to women within the Department of Medicine to achieve leadership opportunities on institutional, local, national and international levels with the intention of achieving representation, professional rank, and compensation equal to that of their male counterparts.
- Academic Women’s Network (AWN) was established in 1990 by women faculty at WUSM to promote professional interactions and career development and to assist and mentor women in science and medicine. We provide our members an opportunity to network, advocate, inspire and learn.
- Catalyst is an independent nonprofit with a focus on women in the workplace. All Department of Medicine employees can register via Catalyst’s website to access a variety of resources including discussion boards, tools, webinar recordings, and case studies related to accelerating progress for women through workplace inclusion.
- Forum for Women in Internal Medicine (FWIM): The Forum for Women in Medicine (FWIM) was created in 2014 to support the professional and personal development of the women trainees in the Department of Medicine. FWIM hosts workshops, lectures and networking events throughout the academic year to provide career development guidance, facilitate mentoring opportunities and foster a sense of camaraderie within the women in the training program.
Rakhee Bhayani, MD
Vice Chair for the Advancement of Women’s Careers in the Department of Medicine