Northwestern Women in Medicine: The Joy and Power of our Community
In-Person Conference March 24, 2023 at
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg A & Virtual Livestream
Women in medicine face unique challenges and obstacles throughout their professional careers. These challenges may affect leadership development and opportunities for women in medicine resulting in a gender gap in the governance of academic medical centers. Women physicians and other health care workers currently lack a conference or forum for discussing strategies to achieve equality in the workplace, wellness and work life balance, mentorship and career development. The 5th annual Northwestern Women in Medicine conference will help to identify the obstacles that contribute to gender inequity and will start the discourse to bridging it by hosting an in-person conference.
We will shed light on gender disparities and then share experiences and tools to overcome the barriers that exist in medicine for female physicians so as to empower and create a network to lean upon.
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Conference Information
- Recognize and develop strategies to increase sponsorship of women in medicine and harness the power of community
- Cultivate characteristics to being an inclusive leader and ally
- Teach to mitigate bias in the work environment in order to recruit and develop strong, engaged staff
- Describe and learn to implement steps to achieve joy in medicine
- Recognize the barriers to leadership and building community
- Explore ways to promote gender equity in leadership
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.50 hours)
Supporters
We would like to thank the following departments and individuals for their contributions towards Women in Medicine Conference 2023
- Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research (CFAAR)
- Department of Cardiology
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Surgery
- Dr. Bharat B. Mittal, M.D., FACR, FASTRO
- Feinberg Communications
- Lurie, Department of Pediatrics and Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute
- Lurie, Department of Pediatric Medical Imaging
- Lurie, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
- Lurie, Department of Surgery
- Medical Staff Administration
- Northwestern Medicine, Office of Well-Being
Course Directors
Cybele Ghossein, MD
Vice Chair for Academic and Faculty Affairs, Department of Medicine
Angira Patel, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and Medical Education
Steering Committee
Nina Alfieri, MD, MS
Instructor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
Oluwateniola Brown, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology))
Deborah Clements, MD, FAAFP
Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine Nancy and Warren Furey Professor of Community Medicine Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Medical Education
Laila Gharzai, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Medical Social Sciences
Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH
Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Medicine (Allergy and Immunology) and Preventive Medicine
Allison Kessler Vear, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sadiya Khan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine/Cardiology and Preventive Med/Epidemiology
Priya Kumthekar, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology (Neuro-oncology) and Medicine (Hematology and Oncology)
Choy Lewis, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery (Cardiac Surgery)
Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD
Professor of School of Communication, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Radiation Oncology
Ritu Nayar, MD
Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development, Department of Pathology Director of Cytopathology in the Department of Pathology Professor of Pathology (Cytopathology) and Medical Education
LaTasha Nelson, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
Cynthia Rigsby, MD, FACR, FSCMR, FAAP
Earl J. Frederick Distinguished Professor of Radiology Professor of Radiology (Pediatric Radiology) and Pediatrics
Lisa Rosenthal, MD
Chief of Consultation Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education
Nancy Sassower, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)
Farzaneh Sorond, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Faculty Development Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Education, Department of Neurology Chief of Stroke in the Department of Neurology Dean Richard H. Young and Ellen Stearns Young Professor Professor of Neurology (Stroke) and Neurology (Neurocritical Care)
Katelyn Stepan, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
