This is Not Your Grandmother’s Feminist Movement
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…
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.
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…
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…
In September of 2019, a delegation of Australians from NoWEM, the Network of Women in Emergency Medicine, made the long-haul trip to NYC for our first experience at FIX – the FeminEM Idea Exchange. We’d had the opportunity to host…
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…
Imagine being able to affect healthcare from a distance and access patients and doctors from all different corners of the world. Well you don’t have to, it’s already here. Virtual care, also known as telehealth, is using technology to have…
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…
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…