This is the fourth blog post of our FemInEM Forward series, featuring blog submissions from the The FIX19 International Attendee Scholarship. The post below is written by Dr. Sameeta Sikander, an emergency medicine physician Pakistan. Dr. Sikander is currently a…
This is the third blog post of our FemInEM Forward series, featuring blog submissions from the The FIX19 International Attendee Scholarship. The post below is written by Dr. Kaushila Thilakasiri, a registrar in Emergency Medicine in Sri Lanka. She is…
This is the second blog post of our FemInEM Forward series, featuring blog submissions from the The FIX19 International Attendee Scholarship. The post below is written by Dr. Chantal Uwamahoro (@DrUwamahoro), the first female emergency medicine physician in Rwanda. She…
This year, FemInEM launched FemInEM Forward; our initiative to support individuals and organizations who are making the world better. The FemInEM community at large has the power and privilege to expand our reach and voice, and to highlight those voices…
We are so excited that the Resident Student Association (RSA) has sponsored two resident attendees to FIX2019! The scholarship application called the residents to write about a personal situation or important issue surrounding women in emergency medicine. Please enjoy the…
We are so excited that the Resident Student Association (RSA) has sponsored two resident attendees to FIX2019! The scholarship application called the residents to write about a personal situation or important issue surrounding women in emergency medicine. Please enjoy the…
This article originally appeared in ACEP Now, as part of the new column Equity Equation, curated by FemInEM leadership. As a specialty, emergency medicine attracts physicians who run on variety and adrenaline. Of course, there are downsides, specifically related to the…
Belonging to a patriarchal male dominated Indian society, I dared to step into a field of medicine where a female doctor is looked upon as an absolute misfit. I hail from the state of Punjab, where the usual addressing to…
Dr. Sameet Sikander 
Dr. Kaushila Thilakasiri 
Dr. Chantal Uwamahoro 
Dr. Prithvishree Ravindra 
Natassia Buckridge, MD 
Valerie Pierre, MD 
Larissa Coldebella, MD 
Alicia Pilarski, DO 
Dr. Shikha Tandon