5th Annual Women in Medicine Conference - The Joy and Power of our Community

Friday, March 24, 2023, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, NMH Feinberg Conference Room A/Livestream, Chicago, IL


Women in medicine face unique challenges and obstacles throughout their professional careers. These challenges may affect career development and opportunities for women in medicine resulting in a gender gap in leadership and governance of academic medical centers. Women physicians and other health care workers currently lack a conference or forum for discussing strategies to achieve equality in the workplace, wellness and work life balance, mentorship and career development. The 5th annual Northwestern Women in Medicine conference will focus on building community and discovering joy in medicine in order to address barriers that contribute to gender inequity and will start the discourse to bridging it by hosting an in-person conference. We will share experiences and tools to rediscover joy and harness the power of community , create a network to lean upon, and encourage sponsorship.

1. Recognize and develop strategies to increase sponsorship of women in medicine and harness the power of community
2. Cultivate characteristics to being an inclusive leader and ally
3. Teach to mitigate bias in the work environment in order to recruit and develop strong, engaged staff
4. Describe and learn to implement steps to achieve joy in medicine
5. Recognize the barriers to leadership and building community
6. Explore ways to promote gender equity in leadership

This is a hybrid activity with in-person and virtual attendance options.

In-person Attendance $50
Virtual Attendance $50
Students/Residents/Fellows (in-person and virtual) Complimentary

NM Faculty/Staff are encouraged to use "EdAssist" funds to reimburse their registration fees.  Please contact your Manager for additional information.

On-site registration will be available.

Cancellations/Refunds
Cancellations must be made in writing to [email protected]. The paid registration fee will be refunded if cancellation is received by Friday, February 24, 2023. No refunds will be issued after this date.

Please contact Amanda Harrison or Haley Burkhardt at [email protected] with any questions.

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

In accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Continuing Medical Education, the Feinberg Office of Continuing Medical Education has determined that this is a non-clinical activity.

Friday, March 24, 2023