Quite often, we hear of prejudice against women in medicine based solely off gender. While there is absolute truth to this, we would like to highlight the great advances that women in medicine have fought for not only as physicians,…
The Gender Equity in Medicine Research Foundation works to foster and promote gender equity in the field of medicine, and conduct and support research and educational activities aimed at developing and promoting solutions for workplace equity issues in the physician workforce,…
Have you ever been made to feel like an object? Have you ever been excluded from a conversation because of your gender? Have you ever felt like someone was paying attention to you and it had nothing to do with…
Dr. Jen Gunter is an OB/GYN and pain medicine physician. She has also done a fellowship in infectious diseases. She started her blog in 2011 to clean up her corner of the Internet, because it takes accurate information to be…
Jane van Dis, MD is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Co-Founder and CEO of Equity Quotient. She is Medical Director for Ob Hospitalist Group, and Medical Director for MavenClinic. She received her medical degree from the University of South Dakota and trained in…
Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Romeo for her winning submission to the Essentials of Emergency Medicine Fellowship Blog Competition. Check out her winning blog post on “Equity” below! Would you believe it if I told you that by having me, a…
There I was, nervous but excited, smartly dressed and proudly wearing my short white coat, the uniform of a medical student. I arrived for my rotation early that day, ever eager to be responsible and make a good impression. Two…
In case you missed it: In the June 2017 issue, Emergency Medicine News published “ER Goddess: Parenthood or Medicine? It Shouldn’t Be a Choice by Dr. Sandy Simons advocating for a more humane sick call policy and speaking to the…
Michelle Troendle MD, FACEP 
Jennifer Beck-Esmay, MD 
Rhonda Acholonu, MD 
Jennifer Gunter, MD 
Jane van Dis, MD 
Michelle Romeo, MD 
Jaime Hope, MD 
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