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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 15h

Apply for the Dr. Linda Brodsky Memorial Grant! Support gender equity, research, and women in medicine. AMWA members can apply by Nov 1, 2025.
Apply: vist.ly/49n5y
#WomenInMedicine #GenderEquity #MedicalResearch #AMWA #LindaBrodskyGrant

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 1d

🌟 Call for Abstracts: AMWA 2026 Annual Meeting 🌟
Share your research, innovative programs, quality improvement projects, or clinical cases with a national audience of women in medicine and allies!
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Submit: vist.ly/49ht4
#AMWA2026 #WomenInMedicine #Leadership

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for AMWA’s 4th Annual DVAM Webinar—exploring healing after trauma, survivor voices, and tools for compassionate, sustainable care for both patients and providers.
Oct 11th | 1-4:30 pm ET
vist.ly/49cq5
#AMWA #DVAM #IPV #EndDomesticViolence

amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 4d

Watch the next Breakthrough Women in Science & Medicine episode starting 10/4 — featuring innovative breast cancer researcher Dr. Carey K. Anders and her journey to advance women’s health and inspire hope. bit.ly/AMWABreakthrough

#BreakthroughWomen #PBS #WomenInMedicine #BreastCancer

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 4d

October is #MenopauseAwareness Month -reminder that falling estrogen puts women at higher risk for #osteoporosis 1 in 2 women over 50 will face an osteoporosis-related fracture. Learn more at Osteoporosis Hub & enter to win a $50 Amazon Card
#MenopauseCare #CheckInOnMenopause
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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 5d

Applications are OPEN for the AMWA Premed Board!
Deadline: Nov 1
Join a national team shaping leadership, mentorship, and programming in premedical medicine.
vist.ly/494xh
#AMWA #AMWAPremed #WomenInMedicine

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 5d

#Menopause isn’t just about hot flashes—it’s also about the brain. 🧠✨ Estrogen changes can affect memory and cognition, so this is also a chance to invest in lifelong #BrainHealth. Learn more and enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card. #MenopauseAwareness
vist.ly/494iv

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 At #UNGA2025, AMWA co-hosted two side events spotlighting equity in NCDs & the hidden link to sepsis. With global partners, we amplified women’s health priorities & called for inclusive policies to tackle these urgent challenges.
Read more: vist.ly/48y5s
#AMWA #WomensHealth

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 8d

Hope is not just something we feel — it’s something we do.
Emily Dickinson called hope ‘the thing with feathers.’ But as Dr. Linda Hawes Clever reminds us, hope also needs action, purpose, and courage to truly take flight.
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#AMWA #HopeInAction #PhilosophyOfHope

amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 8d

Eczema is more common in women & its impact goes beyond the skin, impacting self-esteem, work, and daily activities. Diagnosis may be delayed in women of color. Look “beyond the itch.” bit.ly/amwaeczemahub
#EczemaAwareness #SkinOfColor #EczemaCare #WomensHealth

amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 9d

Join us Oct 11 (1–4:30 pm ET) for AMWA’s 4th Annual DVAM Webinar: When Helping Patients Hurts. Survivors, providers & advocates share insights on healing after trauma + the impact of vicarious trauma.
Register: vist.ly/48gxr
#AMWA #DVAM #TraumaInformedCare #HealingTogether @amwa_students

amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 10d

AMWA Announces the 2025 INSPIRE Awardees!
This Women in Medicine Month, AMWA proudly recognizes 47 extraordinary women physicians whose vision, integrity, service, and leadership continue to shape the culture of medicine.
vist.ly/48ekh
#AMWA #WomenInMedicine #INSPIREAward

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 11d

In 1917, AMWA’s founders launched the American Women’s Hospitals Service, sending women physicians abroad & later serving communities at home. Today we continue their legacy, advancing health for women & children in underserved areas.
Learn: vist.ly/48bfa
Give: vist.ly/48bfb
#AMWA @AWHS

amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 13d

AMWA joins leading medical organizations—AAP, ACOG, AAFP, ACEP, SMFM, & NAM—in reaffirming the safety of acetaminophen use during pregnancy. Rigorous, long-term research—including a 2024 JAMA study—has found no credible link between it & autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability. vist.ly/472ra

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 15d

Women in Medicine Month Challenges - Ways to Give Back By Giving Forward
Join us for a screening of 1001 Cuts.
Learn More: vist.ly/47rsn
Register: bit.ly/amwa1001cuts
📅 Sept 30 | 7pm ET

#AMWA #1001Cuts #WIMM #WomenInMedicineMonth

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 16d

Premedical Awards & Scholarships Applications Are Open!
Scholarships, Fee Waivers, Branch Awards, Individual Awards
Apply: vist.ly/47kna
Applications open through October 31
#AMWA #WomenInMedicine #Scholarships

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 17d

Women in Medicine Month
Give Back by Giving Forward!
1️⃣ Donate to support future physicians.
2️⃣ Join our “Empower the Next Generation of Women Physicians – Facebook Fundraiser Challenge.”
vist.ly/47j9h
#AMWA #WomenInMedicine #WIMM #GivingForward #EmpowerWomen @amwa_students

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 17d

Calling all physicians with research experience!
AMWA is seeking Poster Chairs for the 111th Annual Meeting (Mar 27-29, San Francisco). Review abstracts, select oral presentations, & judge the poster competition.
Interested? Email: [email protected]
#AMWA #MedicalResearch #WomenInMedicine

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 18d

📚✨ Crafting a Story of Illness
Sept 25 | 7 PM ET
Join Danielle Ofri, Rana Awdish, Theresa Brown & Sandeep Jauhar for a free online event on writing, illness & empathy.
RSVP: vist.ly/47gz6
#AMWA #NarrativeMedicine

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 19d

Join us for the Disability Inclusion in Medicine Panel co-hosted by the AMWA Advocacy & Mentorship committees. Hear from panelists Drs. Claudia Martinez, Eshan Nanda, Rachel Sieke, and Diana Cejas.
Sunday, Sept 21
7:00 PM ET
Register: bit.ly/amwadiim
#AMWA #DisabilityInclusion #WomenInMedicine

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 20d

Celebrate Women in Medicine Month — Join us for a screening of 1001 Cuts—a film addressing equity in surgery —followed by a live discussion with the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation.9 /30 at 7 pm ET. Register: bit.ly/amwa1001cuts Trailer: vist.ly/478fj

#WomenInMedicine #1001Cuts

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 20d

Sponsor or recruit a new AMWA member! With growing challenges for physicians, our united voice is essential. Share Value of Membership flyers, grow the movement for equity & science—and earn free AMWA swag for the most referrals in September!
vist.ly/477zk
#AMWA #WomenInMedicineMonth #WIMM

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 21d

The AMWA-PATH team spent 3 days on Capitol Hill, meeting with Representatives and Senators to advocate for H.R. 1379 & S. 4214 – giving trafficking survivors a legal path to expunge records tied to exploitation. vist.ly/4734v #AMWA #PATH #Advocacy

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 22d

AMWA showed up in DC (Sept 13–15) for our Interim Advocacy Meeting & Hill Day—training, strategizing, and meeting with policymakers to push for equity in medicine and women’s health.
Join the movement: vist.ly/46wia
#AMWA #AdvocacyInAction #WomenInMedicine #AMWAOnTheHill

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amwadoctors.bsky.social @amwadoctors.bsky.social · 25d

4th Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Webinar, an interdisciplinary event focused on understanding, healing, and resilience for survivors of IPV and the healthcare professionals who support them.
Oct 11 @ 1 PM ET
Register: bit.ly/amwadvwebinar2025
#AMWA #AMWADomesticViolenceAwareness