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.
Today, we speak with Dr Melissa Parsons, an Assistant Professor at University of Florida, about getting involved in AWAEM early and how she turned lemons into lemonade by transforming her personal journey with infertility into a career niche. Please note, this interview…
After leaving the FIX conference, I couldn’t help but feel inspired, energized and quite frankly, a bit intimidated (despite an empowered talk on imposter syndrome). Hearing women share their leadership stories, entrepreneurial endeavors and academic achievements, I was left in…
Today, we speak with Dr. Stacey Poznanski, who was president of AWAEM from 2015-16 and on the faculty at Wright State University who talks about the friendships she’s developed through AWAEM, and how these relationships— and just knowing you’re not alone—…
We excited to share this amazing interview with Dr. Dara Kass, the founder of FeminEm and Director of Equity and Inclusion in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Columbia University. She talks about the critical need for different platforms to elevate women in…
This week, we speak with Dr. Susan Watts, an associate professor at Texas Tech University, who served as AWAEM President from 2014-15. She offers her unique perspective on being a woman PhD “in an MD world” and the challenges that…
This week, we speak with the 2019-2020 President of AWAEM, Dr. Pooja Agrawal, an Assistant Professor at Yale who is an expert in global emergency medicine and refugee health. She talks about the rich, diverse membership of AWAEM, and gives…
I’m particularly excited to speak with Dr. Esther Choo, who is well known for her leadership in social media advocacy and as founder of TimesUp Health Care and Equity Quotient. She speaks about her day job as an associate professor…
This week, we’re featuring Dr. Stephanie Abbuhl, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to discuss leadership and the impact of AWAEM. M. Lin: Tell me a little bit about where you are currently in…
Michelle Lin, MD, MPH, MS 
Shera Teitge, MD MPH