LEAD focuses on various leaderships styles and issues surrounding FemInEMs. We will disuss getting involved with local and national medical organizations, negotiating with your employer and how to develop as a leaders in this field.
Dr. Hannah Janeway is currently an International and Domestic Health Equity and Leadership (IDHEAL) Fellow at UCLA. Her current work is focused on vulnerable populations at the US-Mexico border, utilizing healthcare as a mechanism for social justice, and educating healthcare providers on…
Since the fall of 2017, there has been a change in New York City. If you are a New Yorker, you may have felt an influx of power surging every fall. More likely is that you noticed nothing unless you…
Recently I found myself in a room full of students all about twelve years younger than me staring very intently in my direction. I was the only physician at the University’s Inter-Sustainability Council meeting. This was not the first time…
Have you ever been made to feel like an object? Have you ever been excluded from a conversation because of your gender? Have you ever felt like someone was paying attention to you and it had nothing to do with…
This is the fifth blog post of our FemInEM Forward series, featuring blog submissions from the The FIX19 International Attendee Scholarship. The post below is written by Dr. Nana Afia Nsua Boateng. Dr Nana Afia Nsua Boateng an Emergency Medicine…
Hi, my name is Michelle, and I am angry. But angry is not bad. Let me say that again, angry is not bad. As women we are taught from a young age that angry women are many things, none of…
I was a third year medical student sitting in what seemed like the 20th hour of OBGYN lectures when I received an email from my EM clerkship director. The subject line was “Cool Student Opportunity in EM”. She raved about…
Dr. Hiral Tipirneni has dedicated her life to serving her community, solving problems, and improving lives. She’s served the Phoenix area for more than 20 years as an emergency room physician, cancer research advocate and, most recently, on the board…
Hannah Janeway, MD 
Ashely Alker MD MSc 
Emily Sbiroli, MD 
Rhonda Acholonu, MD 
Dr. Nana Afia Nsua Boateng 
Michelle Lall, MD 
Catherine Guzman, MD 
Hiral Tipirneni, MD