Dara Kass, MD is the founder of FemInEM. An emergency medicine physician and advocate for the advancement of women in medicine, she is passionate about creating a community where women in EM can act as champions for one another. She is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical School and Kings County Hospital’s residency program. Previously the director of undergraduate medical education at NYU, she now serves as an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Columbia University Center in NYC. Under her leadership, FemInEM strives to achieve gender equity in emergency medicine and provide professional development, resources, and support for women who have been called to a life in EM. In addition to her work as an advocate and physician, she is mother to Hannah, Charlie, and Sam. She lives with her children and her husband, Michael, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Letter From The Editors
Jennifer Beck-Esmay, MD FemInEM was founded as a community of allies and advocates supporting the careers of women in emergency medicine. From our inception, we have tried to be an organization that strives for equity and to address gender disparities in a way…
Building Your Raft of Bitches
My original FIX18 was going to be about resilience. I figured a talk about rejection, resilience and pushing through fear would be a great way to start the conference. It was going be great: emotional, honest, heartwarming and hopefully funny….
Does Every Opinion Matter?: Antiquated Views on Women, the Persistent Gender Compensation Gap, and The Conversations that Will Lead to Meaningful Progress
Esther Choo, MD, MPH 
Jane van Dis, MD The pay gap between men and women has been a subject of interest recently, particularly in 2018 reports by Doximity and Medscape. Notably, the gap favors men, is not explained by obvious factors such as hours worked or choice of…
Camp Doctor – The Most Rewarding Physician Job I’ve Ever Had
Even after all this time, the phone calls aren’t always easy to make. “Hi, Mrs. Smith, this is Dr. Kass at camp, don’t worry, everything is OK.” I usually get that out in one breath, then immediately transition to concrete…
Drs. Tintinalli, Kass and Wolfe Respond to ‘Parenthood and Medicine, Each in its Season’
Judith Tintinalli, MD, MS 
Jeannette Wolfe, MD Editor’s Note: Last week Emergency Physicians Monthly published the response of three female emergency physicians to the Emergency Medicine News letter to the editor “Parenthood and Medicine, Each in Its Season.” We felt it was worth sharing here as well. Last…