Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)
The Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) advances the full and successful participation and inclusion of women across the spectrum of academic medicine and biomedical research by addressing gender equity, recruitment and retention, awards and recognition, and career advancement. Gender equity refers to a state in which people of all genders have equal access to resources, opportunities, and participation in academic medicine.
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Search and find timely toolkits and webinars aimed at leveraging your career and institutional strategies for advancing women in medicine and science.
This webinar series provides medical institutions, faculty, and trainees with strategies to ensure patients are equipped to make reproductive health decisions.
The AAMC Black Women in Scientific Research project spotlights six Black women scientific researchers across the career spectrum in academic medicine.
Addresses the visibility, awareness, and advocacy of intersectionality among women of color in academic medicine and science.
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Guide to the Group on Women in Medicine and Science
About
Faculty members or administrators at AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals who have a sustained interest in advocacy for women’s advancement and leadership in medicine and science and who want to be involved in concrete ways are welcome to join GWIMS.
This is an open membership, so either the deans and CEOs of member organizations can put forth names for designated representatives or additional members, or individuals can self-nominate.
Leadership
The GWIMS steering committee increases the visibility of the membership through collaborative engagement with AAMC groups, councils, and the community at large through projects, webinars, and meetings.
Committee efforts include input into the development of AAMC policy, strategic engagement with AAMC action plans, and combined efforts to release relevant and compelling data on women in academic medicine and science that describes both challenges and solutions.
Spotlights of Women in Medicine and Science
Women in Medicine Month
Each week in the month of September, GWIMS featured spotlights and leadership lessons from women in physician, scientist, educator, and leadership roles.
Recommended Reading
- A Quantitative Linguistic Analysis of National Institutes of Health R01 Application Critiques From Investigators at One Institution
- Gender-Related Differences in the Pathway to and Characteristics of U.S. Medical School Deanships
- Women in Medicine and Science Articles from Academic Medicine
- The Effect of an Intervention to Break the Gender Bias Habit for Faculty at One Institution
- Women as Physician Leaders
Rules and Regulations
Official governance and administration information for members of the Group on Women in Medicine and Science.
Contact GWIMS
Eric Wilkerson, director, GWIMS
Melanie Whall, constituent engagement specialist, GWIMS
To reach a staff member of GWIMS, please contact gwims@aamc.org.
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