Women in Medicine®

“I was an attendee last year for the first time and found it to be one of the most inspirational professional society meetings I had attended. I found a group of other women who shared common experiences and I also took away many practical solutions to challenges I was facing in the workplace.”

- Pamela Kunz MD, 2021

“This event is absolutely phenomenal, and the work that Dr. Jain and her team have put on year after year to build this community with impact and learnings and connection has just been phenomenal.”

- Avital O’Glasser MD, 2021

“I decided to join the women in medicine laboratory leadership because I really wanted to promote women in medicine as a male in medicine. I have seen the difference in gender that exists in our profession and I want to decrease that gap.”

- Ricardo Correa MD, 2021 (Leadership Lab)

“I think that the recent pandemic has made this time of connection and strengthening as women in medicine more important than ever.”

- Alison Escalante MD 2021

“This is the event to attend for women in medicine”

- Lekshmi Santhosh MD, 2021

“The learning, the networking, the relationships, and just the opportunity to connect with others is always valuable, but even more so now."

- Laurie Baedke MHA, FACHE, FACMP 2021

“Drs. Smith and Johnson have a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the area, and I learned an incredible amount from them. This program is doing an excellent job of not only creating a curriculum to strengthen the skillsets of male leaders in medicine with regard to allyship, but I think it is the community it is creating that may be even more powerful.”

- Jeremy Yardley MD, 2021 (Leadership Lab)

“Gentlemen, please sign up for this event. There has never been a more critical time for us to understand the barriers that our female colleagues face, to create the tools to engage, and to build the muscles to blast these barriers aside. We have a responsibility to understand this, and to work to get better. Part of our legacy will be to look back on these days and know this is what I did to help.”

- Mark Shapiro MD, 2021

“As a prior speaker and attendee, I’ve seen not only the power of networking at these conferences, but also the ideas that come from an open exchange of dialogue regarding so many of these issues.”

- Nisha Mehta MD, 2021

“I’m a primary care doctor in Chicago, Illinois, and I attend WIMS because it has unparalleled professional development advice, both in the scope of information that’s covered, and the caliber of information that is offered.”

- Laura Zimmermann MD, 2021

“This is a great opportunity to engage and time to learn, grow as a person and a professional, network with other colleagues, and hear from some absolutely amazing speakers.”

- Kelly Cawcutt MD

“If you haven’t registered to attend, my only question is: why the heck not? If you’re a woman physician of any specialty, you really oughta be there. If you’re a male physician of any specialty, you really need to be there, because you’ll learn more than at any other conference you’ll likely attend this year.”

- Lt General Mark Hertling, 2021

“The Women in Medicine Summit family has been an incredible source of support for me and for many other members during the thick of the pandemic. I encourage everyone out there to sign up for the summit, not only for its amazing educational content, but also to meet other like-minded women and men who are really trying to push change forward.”

- Jessie Allan MD 2021

“…it addresses the real issues that are affecting women in medicine and also just the state of medicine these days. And really, this conference is so much more than what you’re used to from a medical conference.”

- Eve Bloomgarden MD 2021

"WIMS creates a much needed space where empowerment of the woman physician is a priority for all, and in doing so, fosters the growth of female physician leaders."

-Nisha Mehta, MD

“Take time for yourself. Take time to be energized and inspired by women who are trailblazers in research and so many other aspects of healthcare and gender equity work.”

- Elizabeth Métraux, Founder and CEO, Women Writers in Medicine

“One of my highlights from last year in attending the conference was actually meeting the phycologist [Pauline Clance, Ph.D., ABPP] behind the term ‘Impostor Syndrome’. I got to listen to her speak, I got to meet her, and I got to exchange anecdotes with her - which was incredible.”

- Dana Corriel, Board Certified Internist, former WIM Summit speaker

“Great content for overall! [My top three takeaways are] using your voice, sit at the table, get out of your comfort zone.”

– Rakhee Bhayani, MD

“Great content, keep it up!”

– Emily Mallin, MD, FACP, SFHM

“Terrific conference!”

- Deborah Green-LaRoche, MD

“[I’m inspired] to take charge in my community and myself, to support and encourage fellow women, and to fight my own implicit biases against women in the workforce.”

– Lauren Bony, Medical Assistant

“You become a leader from where you stand now, gender equity is still a big issue in medicine, diverse workforces improve patient care.”

– Marie Fiero, MD

“Work to change the system, not the woman.”

- Janice Werbinski, MD