Hierarchy and a Culture of Wellness
When I was a medical student, trying to forge my path on the clinical wards as a third year, there was a lot to turn me off the idea of a career in medicine entirely – sleep deprivation, early mornings,…
WORK focuses on how we do our jobs as FemInEMs. We will discuss gender dynamics in the emergency department, communication challenges and effective strategies to be successful in workplace.
When I was a medical student, trying to forge my path on the clinical wards as a third year, there was a lot to turn me off the idea of a career in medicine entirely – sleep deprivation, early mornings,…
There are nearly 6,000 emergency residents in the United States, and around 2,000 of us are women.1 We work in a variety of practice environments, and learn unique methods of managing patients. Some of us have scarcely seen a patient…
As a female first-year attending, I am 100% about women’s equality in the workplace, but that’s just not everyone’s reality right now. Over the last year while working at a community hospital in rural CT, I’ve heard many unabashed, gender-biased…
As a later in life mother of 2 young children, the experiences of physicians bearing children is of great personal significance to me. More specifically, over the past few years I have been wondering about the data on women physicians…
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…
A few months ago one of my docs had an idea—let’s resurrect journal club. To some the idea of hosting a “journal club” made little sense for a community, non-academic practice. In fact, some of our team, especially our physician…
Happy Equal Pay Day! Equal Pay Day is the unhappy, unofficial holiday we continue to celebrate due to persistent wage gap in the United States and other parts of the world. Equal Pay Day was first observed in 1996 by…
Get ready for The FemInEM Idea Exchange, October 4-6, 2017 in NY. We wanted to share some basic details so you could get excited! The Conference We built this agenda to reflect the best conference experiences we have ever had. Our attention spans…