GROW focuses on professional growth for FemInEMs. We will highlight different career paths, obstacles facing promotion and ways to build your network of mentors and mentees.
When FemInEM launched in September 2015 we knew we were going to touch on some sensitive topics. Gender equity, medicine, profession roles, parenthood, equal pay – we looked forward to tackling these issues as a community. We thought an easily…
Dear Feminem Readers, Whether you’re a resident, an early career or more seasoned emergency medicine physician we have exciting opportunities for you to build your leadership skills, engage with colleagues, and earn CME. Presenting the Academy of Women in Academic…
This is a unique sociopolitical time to practice emergency medicine. As a recent residency graduate working in a Freestanding ED in Dearborn, Michigan, my medical education has taken a back seat to a more relevant and enlightening cultural education. Dearborn,…
“Sorry, excuse me, can I get through please?” I wiggled my way to the head of the bed. Quickly, I set up the necessary intubation tools as the patient arrives shortly thereafter. Frenzy ensues, tubes flying over the patient, people…
(Editor’s Note: This letter was jointly written by members of the American Association of Women Emergency Physicians) We are writing to condemn James Green’s letter “Equal Pay for Women has Consequences” in which he suggested women be paid less than…
Dear PGY3 Emergency Medicine Residents, My name is Dr. Tara Coles and I am an Emergency Residency Graduate from the Class of 2005. I was also a Chief Resident during my PGY4 year. After completing residency, I was an Academic…
They came in cars, trains, and buses. Others biked or hitchhiked. Many wore pink “pussy hats” while flooding the streets of Washington DC. On Saturday, January 21, 2017, hundreds of thousands of protesters descended onto the United States’ capital for…
February 3 is National Women Physician Day. This day marks the 196th birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in America. Although her father was strongly supportive of her choice to pursue a higher…
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