The AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) held its 2025 Interim business meeting on Friday, Nov. 14.
Resolutions
During this meeting, the WPS reviewed and discussed the WPS-authored resolutions that are being considered in the House of Delegates:
- Resolution 002: Ensuring Ethical Use of Wearable Recording Devices in Clinical Encounters
- Resolution 003: Report on Gender-Based Pay Equity in Medicine
- Resolution 215: Extending the Medicaid Work Requirement Exemption up to 12 Months Postpartum
- Resolution 305: Paid Sick Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements for Caregivers of Individuals with Special Needs, Chronic Illness, or Elderly Parents
- Resolution 306: Support for Paid Prenatal Leave
- Resolution 911: Safeguarding NIH-Funded and Other Women’s Health Research in Peer Reviewed Publishing
Education session
The Women Physicians Section, Underrepresented in Medicine Advocacy Section, and LGBTQ+ Section collaborated on a joint education program, “Responding to DEI Policy Reversals—Impacts on Health Equity, Education, Research, Workforce, and Patient Care” with Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS, James Wright, MD, and Norma Poll-Hunter as speakers.
WPS business
During the WPS business meeting, the delegates reviewed the WPS policymaking process and facilitated a breakout session. During this breakout session, members discussed the WPS-specific priority topic that was on their table. The following policy priorities were discussed during the breakout: menopause, workplace equity, maternal health equity, leadership, sexual health, assisted reproductive technology and reproductive health.
For additional information on the 2025 Interim WPS meeting, visit the section's agenda and resources page.
