Amy Walsh, MDP MD, Author at FemInEM

Amy Walsh, MDP MD

@docamyewalsh

Amy grew up in Iowa and completed her residency training at the University of Iowa. She completed fellowship in Global Emergency Medicine at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. She is now the fellowship director there. Her areas of interest are global medical education, social justice, and making lifestyle change accessible for patients. Her new daughter Rita is teaching her and her husband the ways of parenthood.

Extended Breastfeeding: Choosing to Nurse Past the First Year

Amy Walsh, MDP MD

You may remember the cover of Time magazine from several years ago, in which a slim, pretty blond mother was nursing her three year old while he stood on a stool. The photo was clearly staged to be provocative, but…

December 6 WORK 2

Emotional Labor and Office Housework

Amy Walsh, MDP MD

Increasing gender diversity within medicine, particularly within the higher levels of leadership has been a stated priority for many years. Women’s professional achievement has been a major part of the public discourse since the release of Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In. Work-life…

September 20 WORK Comment

Top 5 Books for the Pregnant FemInEM

Amy Walsh, MDP MD

When I found out I was pregnant, I wanted to read everything I could get my hands on to prepare (ahem, give me the illusion of control). Initially, most of the books I found were about the symptoms and physiology…

August 11 WORK 2

Jullette Saussy, MD: Stepping Up by Stepping Down

Amy Walsh, MDP MD

Dr. Jullette Saussy isn’t afraid of much—especially not a challenge. She has faced down Hurricane Katrina and uterine cancer. The mother of five’s work has been in the news recently after the public release of her resignation letter for her…

April 4 LEAD 9

Mass Incarceration: An Emergency We Must Address- Part 1

Amy Walsh, MDP MD

Editors’ Note: This 2 part series highlights work being done by a FemInEM on mass incarceration. Mass incarceration recently came into the political spotlight as both progressive and conservative politicians agree that imprisoning such a high number of people is…

February 23 TALK Comment

Mass Incarceration: An Emergency We Must Address- Part 2

Amy Walsh, MDP MD

Felony status imposes lifelong limits on a person’s ability to vote and serve on juries, gain employment and education, and access public housing. It has also been associated with significant decreases in life expectancy. Mass incarceration is the result of…

February 22 TALK Comment

Amy Walsh, MDP MD

@docamyewalsh

Extended Breastfeeding: Choosing to Nurse Past the First Year

Emotional Labor and Office Housework

Top 5 Books for the Pregnant FemInEM

Jullette Saussy, MD: Stepping Up by Stepping Down

Mass Incarceration: An Emergency We Must Address- Part 1

Mass Incarceration: An Emergency We Must Address- Part 2

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