Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation

Congratulations to @myrnaweissman, PhD, who recently received the 2024 @WIMLF's Alma Dea Morani Award, which recognizes outstanding women physicians or scientists who have furthered the practice and understanding of medicine!

“You're not going to be the only woman in the room, like the first 20 years of my career. Take advantage of the fact that there’s more of you in the room and support each other.” browndailyherald.com/article/2024/0… #womeninmedicine

"Being a female and a woman of color too, it can be isolating – but you learn that they don’t have to look like you or be like you to be supportive and helpful." medicine.missouri.edu/news/women-med… (via @mumedicine) #womeninmedicine

A new study published in @JAMASurgery suggests that patients treated by female surgeons have lower rates of adverse postoperative long-term outcomes. statnews.com/2023/08/30/sur… (via @statnews) #womeninmedicine #surgeons

The path to medicine has always been fraught for women, but even more for women of color. Still, there are an impressive number of Black women who have overcome racial bias, but have also become leaders in the political sphere as well. wimlf.org/blog/from-medi… #BlackHistoryMonth

"I started thinking I’d better have some children soon... and when I saw what lay ahead — internship, residency, senior residency, and then a fellowship — I remember realizing that there was no good time to have a baby." wimlf.org/blog/the-mothe… #womeninmedicine #residency

Doctor @JennaRomanoMD, a congenital heart surgeon with @MottDocs and a professor with @UMichMedSchool, has been elected president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Romano is the first woman to hold that title in the 60-year history of STS! cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinica…

2023 was truly the Year of Women. From Barbie to Taylor Swift, women shattered records and dismantled barriers across industries, including the medical field. wimlf.org/blog/2023-the-… #womeninmedicine

In a male dominated industry, female surgeons spend more time in the operating room and their patients endure fewer postoperative complications. wsj.com/health/wellnes… (via @WSJ) #womeninmedicine #Doctors

Black History Month has been official since 1970, but Black women were an important part of medicine in America long before that. Dr. Rebecca Crumpler was the first Black woman in the US to earn a medical degree in 1864. wimlf.org/blog/61-black-… #BlackHistoryMonth2024

Among specialties with at least 100 active residents, women make up a larger percentage of residents in: ➡️Obstetrics and gynecology—87% ➡️Pediatrics—73% ➡️Allergy and immunology—65% ➡️Public health and general preventive medicine—65% ➡️Dermatology—61% ama-assn.org/medical-studen…

“My daughter is a fifth-year surgical resident. She made a decision to have a child during medical school and thus far two children during her residency. Because things have gotten better. That was unheard of in my day." wimlf.org/blog/the-year-…

"I am tired of waiting for the pay to equalize, for men to stop talking over us in meetings, for our ideas about how to make things better to be listened to instead of dismissed." thedo.osteopathic.org/columns/reflec… (via @AOAforDOs)

Female physicians on average earned 6.4% more last year, and incentive bonuses that they received also increased. However, 52% of female physicians said they still felt underpaid. medscape.com/viewarticle/99… (via @Medscape) #womeninmedicine

"As physicians, we want better connections with our patients. But the current regulatory and compensation models need to catch up to current technology so we can have better doctor-patient relationships." - @Ted_Melnick news.yale.edu/2023/10/16/stu… (via @Yale)

Doctors in Canada and Sweden reviewed more than 1m patient records and found that patients seen by female surgeons had significantly better outcomes with fewer problems in the months after the operation. theguardian.com/society/2023/a… (via @guardian)

Women in medicine have always faced hardship and sexism in their pursuit of knowledge. Fortunately for us all, many had the dogged determination to push through barriers and make far-reaching and groundbreaking discoveries. wimlf.org/blog/honoring-…

For women physicians—who often wear many other hats in addition to doctor—finding work-life balance can be difficult. ama-assn.org/practice-manag… (via @AmerMedicalAssn) #womeninmedicine

While the medical field has historically been male-dominated, women today account for 37% of active physicians and half of all medical students in the United States. medicine.missouri.edu/news/mu-school… (via @mumedicine) #womeninmedicine #medicalschool

It’s no exaggeration to say that the impact of Helen Rodriguez-Trias, MD’s work as a tireless champion of low-income and minority women and children has spanned the globe. wimlf.org/blog/dr-helen-… #womeninmedicine