It has been two years since Dara Kass, founder of FemInEM, asked if I would give a talk at the inaugural FemInEM Idea Exchange. As FIX 2017 approached, I was terrified. Being an academic Emergency Physician, I was an…
We have all encountered experiences that test our resilience. In her FIX17 talk, Dr. Neha Raukar reflects her own “inflection point” and presents techniques for women to “get gritty” and maintain optimism to survive in a male dominated field. Watch…
I always knew I wanted to practice Emergency Medicine. It started with riding ambulances as an EMT in college. The adrenaline, the excitement, the ability to process large amounts of information and keep all the spinning plates in the air….
We live in incredible times. A time when a Millennial with a YouTube account clears six-figures a year (sometimes, seven figures!) with just a computer and a webcam. A time when a small-town girl with a love of fashion and…
Dr. Teresa Amato has made a fulfilling career for herself as Chair of her department, so much so that she has tried to encourage other women to run for Chair and other leadership positions. Unfortunately, in her experience, many women…
“I’m nominating you for this…”, my chair’s email began. I gulped. Past emails that began like this typically required asks of me that had pushed me way outside of my comfort zone. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m no stranger…
I can guarantee that you would immediately recognize a STEMI patient and activated your cath lab and that you would quickly recognize and treat the classic signs of appendicitis in a patient. Would you be able to recognize the signs…
I stood on the stage at a FemInEM FIX17 event in NYC and stared out to a sold out crown. I was there to deliver one of the many ‘Aha’ moments. While speaking, I noticed the faces in the audience transform…
Neha Raukar, MD 
Arian Nachat, MD 
Amy Faith Ho, MD 
Teresa Amato, MD 
Katie Beck-Esmay 
Christine Ngaruiya, MD, MSc, DTM&H 
Annahieta Kalantari, DO 
Alyson McGregor, MD, MA, FACEP