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Dr. Wendy Bennett, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Donna L. Vogel Women’s Health Research Champion Award. This award recognizes mid-career faculty who have made meaningful contributions to women's health and sex/gender research. Dr. Bennett received the award in May at the Spring […]
We are excited to announce the spring symposium entitled: Gender, COVID-19, and the Social Determinants of Women's Health. Speakers include Janine Clayton, NIH Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and Director of the Office of Women's Health, Sabina Rashid, Dean and Professor BRAC School of Public Health, Bangladesh, and Crystal Coles, Assistant Professor, OMSW Chair of Urban Children, Youth, and […]
February 3, 2022 marked the fifth annual Women Physicians Day and 201st birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, a pioneer of medical and feminist history who became the first woman to earn a medical degree (M.D.) from an American medical school in 1849. It is the day we celebrate the accomplishments of women physicians everywhere and honor […]
Mark your calendars, we have an official date for our spring symposium: May 11 from 1-4 p.m. EST. We are pleased to host Dr. Monica McLemore, PhD, RN, FAAN, who is an Assistant Professor at the UCSF School of Nursing, as our keynote speaker. Details on the event as well as how to register will be […]
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is soliciting nominations for their Excellence in Science Award for outstanding achievement by women in biological science. Nominations are due by June 3, 2021. The Excellence in Science program offers 3 awards to recognize achievements by women scientists at different career stages: Lifetime Achievement ($10,000 unrestricted […]