Champions of Change Leadership Program for Medical Students

Champions of Change Leadership Program for Medical Students

Champions of Change Leadership Program for Medical Students

Training Medical Students to Become Leaders of healthcare Change

Training Medical Students to Become Leaders of healthcare Change

Training Medical Students to Become Leaders of healthcare Change

Through mentorship, case-based learning, and real-world insight, students learn how physicians drive lasting change in healthcare systems and reproductive medicine.

Through mentorship, case-based learning, and real-world insight, students learn how physicians drive lasting change in healthcare systems and reproductive medicine.

Through mentorship, case-based learning, and real-world insight, students learn how physicians drive lasting change in healthcare systems and reproductive medicine.

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About the program

About the program

Training the Next Generation of Physician Changemakers

Training the Next Generation of Physician Changemakers

Training the Next Generation of Physician Changemakers

The Champions of Change Leadership Program prepares medical students to understand how meaningful change happens in healthcare.

Through case-based learning and mentorship, participants explore how physicians can improve clinical systems, influence professional organizations, advance medical education, and use research to support lasting reform.

How The Program Works

How The Program Works

Together, the program’s two phases prepare future physicians to become thoughtful, effective leaders of change.

Together, the program’s two phases prepare future physicians to become thoughtful, effective leaders of change.

Together, the program’s two phases prepare future physicians to become thoughtful, effective leaders of change.

Phase 1: Virtual Learning Modules

Phase 1: Virtual Learning Modules

Phase 1: Virtual Learning Modules

Students complete six virtual modules centered around a real-world case study on improving early pregnancy loss care in the emergency department.

Participants learn how physicians drive change by:

Phase 2: Mentored Leadership Experience

Phase 2: Mentored Leadership Experience

Phase 2: Mentored Leadership Experience

After completing Phase 1, students may apply for Phase 2. Participants are paired with physicians who are actively leading change in reproductive healthcare within emergency medicine.

Through mentorship, students gain exposure to:

Key Topics

Key Topics

Key Topics

What Students Gain

What Students Gain

Learn how healthcare systems change

Learn how healthcare systems change

Understand how physicians influence institutions, policy, and practice.

Build mentorship relationships

Build mentorship relationships

Work directly with physicians leading change in reproductive healthcare.

Develop leadership and advocacy skills

Develop leadership and advocacy skills

Gain practical strategies for improving care systems.

Strengthen reproductive healthcare knowledge

Strengthen reproductive healthcare knowledge

Explore real-world cases focused on early pregnancy loss care.

Learn how healthcare systems change

Understand how physicians influence institutions, policy, and practice.

Build mentorship relationships

Work directly with physicians leading change in reproductive healthcare.

Develop leadership and advocacy skills

Gain practical strategies for improving care systems.

Strengthen reproductive healthcare knowledge

Explore real-world cases focused on early pregnancy loss care.

Program Experts

Program Experts

Marta Rowh, MD

Director of the Champions of Change Program

Georgia

Dr. Marta Rowh is an emergency medicine physician and educator at Emory University, where she serves as Assistant Professor and DEIRA Thread Director for the medical school curriculum. With two decades of experience in reproductive health education, she has advanced curriculum development through work with Medical Students for Choice and the Curriculum Mapping Project. Her clinical experience includes abortion care in underserved regions. She now collaborates with AMSA on reproductive health education initiatives in the post-Dobbs landscape.

Marta Rowh, MD

Director of the Champions of Change Program

Georgia

Dr. Marta Rowh is an emergency medicine physician and educator at Emory University, where she serves as Assistant Professor and DEIRA Thread Director for the medical school curriculum. With two decades of experience in reproductive health education, she has advanced curriculum development through work with Medical Students for Choice and the Curriculum Mapping Project. Her clinical experience includes abortion care in underserved regions. She now collaborates with AMSA on reproductive health education initiatives in the post-Dobbs landscape.

FemInEM is currently seeking an Assistant Director to help expand mentorship and support students participating in the Champions of Change program. If interested, Reach out to us at asiavnguyen@feminem.org.

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Become a Champion of Change

Become a Champion of Change

Become a Champion of Change

Join a growing community of medical students committed to improving reproductive healthcare and transforming medicine.

Join a growing community of medical students committed to improving reproductive healthcare and transforming medicine.

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  • The Champions of Change Program provided mentorship and helped strengthen my advocacy within medicine.

    Jaime

  • I thoroughly enjoyed my time with FemInEM. The knowledge I gained prepared me for residency and my future career in emergency medicine.

    anonymous

  • I feel more confident initiating conversations about reproductive care with faculty and peers

    anonymous

  • The Champions of Change Program provided mentorship and helped strengthen my advocacy within medicine.

    Jaime

  • I thoroughly enjoyed my time with FemInEM. The knowledge I gained prepared me for residency and my future career in emergency medicine.

    anonymous

  • I feel more confident initiating conversations about reproductive care with faculty and peers

    anonymous