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aMERICAN mEDICAL wOMEN'S aSSOCIATION

ABOUT AMWA

Mission and Vision

The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) is a professional advocacy and educational organization of women physicians and medical students. The mission of (AMWA) is to advance women in medicine, advocate for equity, and ensure excellence in health care.

The vision of AMWA is to create a healthier world where women physicians achieve equity in the medical profession and realize their full potential.

AMC's chapter of AMWA featured in the AMC newspaper in 1978

History

For nearly a century, 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.

AMWA's involvement in the Albany Medical College Community dates back to at least 1978, when AMWA hosted one of their earliest events at the College. Since then, AMWA has been a leading voice and home for female identified persons at AMC.

Events and Initiatives

AMWA hosts a range of events every year that are open to the entire AMC student body, staff, and faculty. These include:

AMWA's introductory meeting
Round-table discussion on mentorship
Monthly AMWA Coffee Mixers with students, residents, physicians, and AMC faculty
AMWA Regional Conference at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
AMWA's skills workshop at the Hilton
AMWA's Galentine's Day celebration
AMWA's physicians in leadership panel at the Hilton
AMWA's physician-student speed dating at the Hilton

Leadership

AMWA leadership at AMC is selected every March in accordance with national AMWA standards. 2022-2023 AMWA leadership includes:

President: Monali Ardeshna
Vice President: Lucie Joerg
Mentorship Chair: Lizzy Minnerath and Samhita Bheemireddy
PR Chair: Lizzy Minnerath and Samhita Bheemireddy
Community Outreach Coordinator: Angela Liu

Past AMWA leadership at Albany Medical College includes Samantha Joseph (Class of '26), Dharshini Suresh (Class of '26), Isabel Moghtaderi (Class of '26), Alice Varughese (Class of '26), Divya Mohanraj (Class of '26), Shelby Sabourin (Class of '25), Hannah Wiest (Class of '25), Ashna Gupta (Class of '25), Alissa Piatelli (Class of '25), Tiffany Win (Class of '25), Rida Merchant (Class of '24), Franny Kwak (Class of '24), Annette Kaminaka (Class of '24), Smriti Moorjani (Class of '24), Nicole Nudelman (Class of '24), Tiffany Wang (Class of '23), Anna Vaigast (Class of '23), Virali Shah (Class of '23), Aishwarrya Jayapal (Class of '23), Danielle Ruediger (Class of '22), Lisa Teixeira (Class of '22), Padmaja Sundaram (Class of '22), Qainat Shah (Class of '22), Sharon Hsu (Class of '21), Katie Webb (Class of '21), Caitlyn Coady (Class of '21), and Anna Blaeser (Class of '21).

Get Connected

Interested in getting involved, learning more about us, or meeting with a AMWA representative when you interview at Albany Med? Reach out to us using our email below:

✉ AMWA@amc.edu

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