American Medical Women's Association

American Medical Women's Association
Motto The Vision and Voice of Women in Medicine
Formation 1915
Type Professional association
Headquarters Philadelphia, PA
Location
Membership
3,000 physicians and medical students
Official language
English
President
Farzanna Haffizulla, MD, FACP
Executive Director
Eliza Lo Chin, MD, MPH
Mission To advance women in medicine and improve women's health
Website www.amwa-doc.org

The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) is a professional advocacy and educational organization of women physicians and medical students. Founded in 1915 by Bertha Van Hoosen, the AMWA works to advance women in medicine and to serve as a voice for women's health. The association used to publish the Journal of the American Medical Women's Association; the Journal of Women's Health is now the official journal of the AMWA.[1][2][3][4]

Honors

The AMWA honors women physicians each year with four awards.

The AMWA also established The International Women in Medicine Hall of Fame to recognize contributions made by women in the medical profession. The more than two dozen inductees include the first woman physician, Elizabeth Blackwell; and two former Surgeon Generals of the United States Antonia Novello and Joycelyn Elders. In 2010, the inductees were Linda A. Randolph, president and CEO of the Developing Families Center, an innovative model for healthcare delivery to poor families; and Diana Zuckerman, a health policy expert who is president of the National Research Center for Women & Families. The latter is the first non-physician inducted.[5]

Publications

The AMWA has published a number of books, primarily in the field of women's health.

References

  1. "American Medical Women's Association". amwa-doc.org. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. "American Medical Women's Association". web.duke.edu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. "American Medical Women's Association". chicago.medicine.uic.edu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. "American Medical Women's Association". amwa.wustl.edu. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  5. "American Medical Women's Association Honors Marianne Legato with 2002 Woman in Science Award". columbia.edu. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

External links

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