The mission of the GWIMS is to advance the full and successful participation of women in all roles within academic medicine, and to provide a venue for women to participate in advancing the AAMC mission to improve the nation’s health.
The GWIMS aims to serve a national forum to advance women’s success in medicine and science by addressing gender equity, recruitment and retention, awards and recognition, and career advancement.
In the News
- White House Establishes Women’s Health Research Initiative
- Women in Medicine Month: Veronica Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG, Asks, “Why Not You?”
- UConn Center on Aging Researcher Named to Board of Directors of The Gerontological Society of America
- Nearly $3 Million Awarded to Study Sickle Cell Disease at UConn Health
- Four UConn Researchers Named Women of Innovation by CT Tech Council
- 2021 Women of Innovation Finalist
- 2021 Women of Innovation Winners
- Marja Hurley, M.D., Named as Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
- Dr. Martha Lepow Obituary – A UConn School of Medicine Founder
- National Leadership Role for UConn Health’s Dr. Rebecca Andrews
- National Academy of Sciences Elects Two More UConn Scientists
- Dr. Wizdom Powell Selected for 2020 Science for Psychology Award, Dr. Biree Andemariam Presented with 2020 Chairman’s Award by Sickle Cell Disease Association
- How COVID-19 Threatens the Careers of Women in Medicine
- UConn Health Researchers Win $2.5M NIH MERIT Award
- Outstanding Women in Medicine and Science Honored
- Scientist and Parent: Planning During Pregnancy
- First Steps: UConn Partners on Child Care Fellowship
- Kuhn Named AIMBE Fellow
- Women of Innovation Award Goes to Dr. Christine Finck
- The Power of Our Women
- Dr. Marja Hurley Receives 2016 Lawrence G. Raisz Award
- School of Medicine’s Founding Faculty Members Honored
- More Women in Science
- Directing a Life in Science
- Managing Service Duties
- Work-Life Balance Is Out of Reach for Many Male and Female Scientists
- When Scientists Choose Motherhood
Honoring Our First Women Faculty
Contact
Anastasia Rollins
Administrative Officer
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-3920
Phone: 860-679-3484
Email: rollins@uchc.edu
Upcoming Events
February 26, 2020
Lunch and Learn Seminar
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Location: Onyiuke Dining Room
Guest Speaker: Blanka Rogina, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Director of Genetics and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, UConn Health
Topic: I’m Not Dead Yet! Lessons from Indy Flies How to Live a Healthier and Longer Life
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