As high achieving professionals, we have been hardwired with a thirst for improvement and a results-oriented approach to life. In all aspects of our lives we have pushed ourselves to work harder and demanded that we are better. I believe…
Editors’ Note: This 2 part series highlights work being done by a FemInEM on mass incarceration. Mass incarceration recently came into the political spotlight as both progressive and conservative politicians agree that imprisoning such a high number of people is…
Felony status imposes lifelong limits on a person’s ability to vote and serve on juries, gain employment and education, and access public housing. It has also been associated with significant decreases in life expectancy. Mass incarceration is the result of…
For this piece we interviewed Dr. Stella Dao, the visionary and first named inventor of Freemie, the hands free and concealable pumping system. Freemie allows you to pump “anytime, anywhere and around anyone”. Stella was a working FemInEM when she first…
It’s amazing what you can learn from the stranger sitting next to you on a flight. As I wait for my neighbor to grab her seat next to me, I secretly hope she embodies the qualities I hope for in…
The issue of gender equity in academic medicine has been explored consistently over the past few years. We know that half of accepted and matriculating medical students are female, but the numbers plummet as physicians become more senior. Data from…
Click Here for More Information! The University of Iowa now offers a scholarship for a woman to attend a visiting rotation in EM in Iowa City. It is intended for students at other schools who are interested in applying…
I remember the moment very clearly. We had already had one miscarriage and I was so nervous and excited but trying not to get too hopeful. It was positive. Now what? I wanted to be chief. I suddenly had an overwhelming…
Dr. Caroline Hård af Segerstad and Dr. Susann J Järhult
First Ever Swedish Emergency Medicine Book
Dara Kass, MD 
Aparna Iyer, MD 
Amber L. Beckenhauer, DO 
Victoria Maria Klyce, MD 
Amy Walsh, MDP MD 
Hala Sabry, DO 
Devjani Das, MD 
FemInEM 
Creagh Boulger, MD 
