Resources for Women in Medicine

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ORGANIZATIONS

American Medical Women's Association (AMWA): is an organiation of 10,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to serving as the unique voice for women's health and the advancement of women in medicine. Their website presents the latest issues in women's health, upcoming conferences, educational opportunities, and revelant on-line links. Various grants and scholarships are also available through their foundation.
American Medical Women's Association Student Senate: this group participates in policy making at a national level, votes as full delegates, and serves on committees that address women health issues.
FDA Office of Women's Health
National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC): useful site on health info and referrals
Society for Women's Health Research
Medical Women's International Association
Women in Medicine Program sponsored by the AAMC


PUBLICATIONS

Journal of American Medical Women's Association
Women in the World: A monthly newsletter about women in the world.


BOOKS

Her Own Medicine-A Women's Journey from Student to Doctorby Sam DasGupta, Md, MPH, 1999, Ballantine.
This book was written by an American Indian who, along with her interesting field notes about medical school at Johns Hopkins, likens medical school to the military...the first two years are like boot camp and the second two years are like being in the trenches. She talks about her experiences of being a minority, female medical school student.

Walking Out on the Boys by Frances Conley, MS, 1998, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Dr. Conley started medical school in 1961 and she worked her way up to being the first female, tenured neurosurgeon in the United States.She also speaks about the sensational events that lead to the resignation of her academic position in 1991.

Women in Medicine: Getting In, Growing and Advancing by Janet Bickel, MA and Associate VP at AAMC, Saga Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. This excellent guide prepares women for all aspects of life in medicine from preparation for interviews, overcoming gender stereotypes, finding a mentor, goal-setting for success to planning for parental leave and child care needs.