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September is Women in Medicine Month, a time dedicated to showcase the accomplishments of women in medicine, advocate for women professionals, increase awareness of health issues impacting women patients, and advance gender equity. 

Below are events and learning opportunities curated by the Office of Diversity  & Community Engagement. This list will be updated as events are added.

• Social Media Campaign: Transforming Health Equity One Woman at a Time | Sept. 1-30 | Join the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement in collaboration with the UVA Committee on Women in Medicine and Science as they recognize, honor, and celebrate how UVA Health is “transforming equity one woman at a time.” Follow The UVA Committee on Women in Medicine and Science and other UVA Health departments on social media for a daily dose of women’s empowerment. Like, share, and use #COWMIS #UVAHEALTHODCE #ODCE #WIM #WIMMONTH #WIMMONTH2022 hashtags throughout the month.
• Self-Guided Learning: American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) | Tuesday, Sept. 6 | For nearly a century, the (AMWA) has been committed to the advancement of women in medicine. Although the number of women choosing careers in medicine has grown substantially, there has not been a commensurate increase in the percentage of women in senior leadership positions. To redress this situation, AMWA has carried out ambitious advocacy efforts including research, constituency building, mentoring, leadership development, and policy reform to enable environmental and institutional transformation. History-American Medical Women's Association.
• Women in Medicine Transforming Healthcare | Wednesday, Sept. 7 | 7-8 p.m. | Zoom | Register | A fireside-chat format with American Medical Women’s Association President Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, facilitating a discussion with special guest speakers Drs.  Lucille Lester and Danielle Ofri. 
• Stories Heal and Reveal: A Radical Listening and Reflective Writing Workshop | Wednesday, Sept. 7 | 8-9 p.m. | Zoom | Register | Join this Writers Wellness Workshop for Physicians.
• Self-Guided Learning | Thursday, Sept. 8
  • Advancing Gender Equity Through Medical Education, Leadership Development and Medical Practice (Sept. 2021) | Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAP, senior vice president of education, American Academy of Family Physicians, was the keynote presenter for the 2021 Women in Medicine Month webinar. Dr. Savoy explored ways that medical education, leadership development and medical practice can help promote gender equity in medicine. View the recording.
  • Read “4 ways women physicians can better control career trajectory.”
  • Women Physicians Leading During Crisis (Sept. 2020) | Renée Crichlow, MD, shares insights on the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic discrimination and gender inequity and the ramifications for women in medicine. View the recording.
  • Read “Leading in crisis: 3 keys women physicians should know about.” Download the Q&A summary (PDF).
  • Unique Challenges Facing Women Physicians During COVID-19 (Sept. 2020) | This webinar, co-sponsored by the WPS, the Organized Medical Staff Section and the American Medical Women’s Association, addresses the various professional challenges that women physicians have dealt with since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. View the recording.
  • Read “Ways to tackle challenges facing women physicians in pandemic.”
• The 2022 Women Physicians Wellness (WPW) Virtual Summit | Sept. 8, 9, and 10 (60-day access) | AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit available. Learn more.
• One World, One War Against COVID — What Next? | Tuesday, Sept. 13 | 8-9 p.m. | Learn more.
• Women in Medicine Summit | Friday, Sept. 16, to Saturday, Sept. 17 | A conference designed to amplify the lives of women in medicine and work toward gender parity in healthcare through skills development, action plans, advocacy, professional growth, education and inspiration. Learn more and register.
• Women in Medicine Month Webinar | Friday, Sept. 23 | 1-2 p.m. | A special Women’s History Month webinar on gender diversity in leadership. Discuss pathways to leadership and share insights on the role of organized medicine in facilitating gender equity. Learn more. Register.