GWIMS Steering Committee
The GWIMS steering committee advocates for the advancement of women faculty and learners in medical education, research, clinical practice, and administrative leadership; promotes sustainable strategies to enhance institutional climates of inclusion, equity, and opportunity, and collects, analyzes, and applies data to inform institutional practices.
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.
Chair
Elizabeth (Libby) Ellinas, MD
Associate Dean for Women's Leadership
Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Center for the Advancement of Women in Science and Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Chair-elect
Linda Barry, MD, MPH, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Department of Public Health Sciences
Associate Dean, Office of Multicultural and Community Affairs
Associate Director, UConn Health Disparities Institute
UConn School of Medicine
Past Chair
Amy S. Gottlieb, MD
Group on Women in Medicine and Science
Members at Large
Hina Arif, MD, FSAR
Assistant Dean WIMS, College of Medicine
Vice-Chair Clinical Affairs, Medical Imaging
Chief, Abdominal Imaging
Professor of Medical Imaging, Medicine, Surgery, and Pathology
The University of Arizona, College of Medicine
Banner University Medicine
Allison C. Augustus-Wallace, PhD, MS, MNS, DEIC
Associate Professor-Research and Director, Undergraduate Pathway Programs for Diversity
LSUHealth-New Orleans, School of Medicine
Maria Baggstrom, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Oncology Division, Medical Oncology
Washington University in St. Louis
Kimberly Bibb, MD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine
University of Mississippi Medical Center
John Cullen, PhD
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Clinical & Translational Science Institute
University of Rochester Medical Center
Marina K. Holz, PhD, MPH
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Interim Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Director, Women’s Institute for Science Entrepreneurship (WISE)
New York Medical College
Jennifer K. Lee, MD
Senior Associate Dean for the Office of Women in Science and Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Jenny J. Lin, MD, MPH
Professor, Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS
Vice Dean of Faculty & Academic Affairs, UCSF School of Medicine
Lynne and Marc Benioff Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Courtney A. Schreiber, MD, MPH
Stuart and Emily B.H. Mudd Professor of Human Behavior & Reproduction
Chief, Division of Family Planning
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Executive Director, FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Ann Voorheis-Sargent, Ph.D., LPC
Director, Center for Excellence in Medical Education (CEME)
Assistant Professor, Foundational Medical Studies
OUWB School of Medicine
Nicole Woll, PhD, MEd
Vice Dean, Faculty Development and Executive Director
Geisinger Academy of Educators
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
AAMC Group Liaisons
COD Liaison
Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD
Dean, Chicago Medical School
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Special Interest Liaison
John Cullen, PhD
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Clinical & Translational Science Institute
University of Rochester Medical Center
Steering Committee Nominations and Voting Period
Nominations to join the steering committee opens in the Spring of each year. Applications are reviewed in full by the nominations committee in July. Voting by electronic ballot will begin in early to mid-August. All candidates will be notified of committee decisions prior to the launch of the voting period. All GWIMS members are eligible to cast a vote on the slate of candidates put forward to join the steering committee. The Chair-Elect for the GWIMS Steering Committee is voted upon by the Steering Committee.