WPS Interim Meeting highlights & education sessions

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Women Physicians Section (WPS) Governing Council

Specialty Profiles

What it’s like to specialize in orthopedic surgery: Shadowing Dr. Templeton

As a cancer survivor, AMA member Kim Templeton, MD, went from being primarily interested in working as a surgeon and being successful to wanting to change and improve the world.

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Medical School Life

Medical student leadership opportunities

Take on leadership opportunities at the local, state or national levels to represent medical students and address their concerns.

Women Physicians

WPS Interim Meeting agenda & resources

Find highlights and documents from the 2019 WPS Interim Meeting in San Diego.

Megan Ranney, MD, Hilary E. Fairbrother, MD, and Faizah Shareef

Public Health

3 women in medicine whose lane is preventing gun violence

As the fight for better research and strong background checks continues, three women in medicine are taking strong stances to protect their patients from harm.

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Physician Health

Medical society membership: A deterrent to physician burnout

Many doctors have found that professional solidarity can help when addressing burnout. Find out how joining a medical society can help you respond to stress and prevent burnout.

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Leadership

Women in medicine are trailblazers, advocates and leaders

Despite the inequities we face, women continue to excel at every level of medicine and account for half of all U.S. medical school graduates.

Press Releases

AMA awards research grants to advance the study of women in medicine

The AMA will continue to strongly support equity and diversity across medicine.

Seven honorees for women in medicine event

Physician Diversity

Grants to fund research on women’s advancement in medicine

Separate projects explore gender differences in in orthopedic surgery and women physicians’ experiences during critical career transitions.

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