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Upcoming Events
GWIMS Award Ceremony 2024-2025
Date: May 15, 2025
Past Connect-Share-Advance Sessions:
"International Women's Day Coffee Hour"
Speaker/Facilitator: Norma Ojeda, MD, MSCI, CCRP & UMMC International Services
Date: March 7, 2025
"Mississippi's Mid Century Miracle: The Beginnings of the State's Only Academic Medical Center"
Speaker/Facilitator: Lida B. Key, MA
Date: Jan 16, 2025
"Kitchen Rx: Holiday Cheer"
Speaker/Facilitator: Josie H. Bidwell, DNP
Sponsored by: UMMC Department of Radiation Oncology & UMMC Office of Well-being
Date: Dec 19, 2024
"Patient-Centered Communication"
Speaker/Facilitator: Elizabeth Moore, EdD
Date: Nov 21, 2024
"Breast Cancer Awareness: Learn, Connect and Act!"
Speakers/Facilitators: UMMC Breast Cancer Team (Barbara Craft, MD (Oncology), Wade Christopher, MD (Surgical Oncology), Carrie Wynn, MD (Oncology), Douglas P. Calvin, MD (Radiation Oncology), Muhammad Hassan, MD (Pathology), Barbara Herring, NP (Survivorship), Aubrey Farmer, RN (Surgery Coordinator), Obed Hernandez, NP (Genetics), Christy Perrigin, RN (Oncology RN), Brandi Garcie, RN (Navigator), Mandy Scott, DHA (Survivor))
Date: Oct 30, 2024
"Leading with Integrity: Fostering Excellent Ethics & Professionalism"
Speaker/Facilitator: Erin Vaughn Jones, PhD, NCPM Ombudsperson
Date: Sept 19, 2024
"Multiply the Strength of Your Team"
GWIMS Book Club discussion of "Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter," by Liz Wiseman
Speaker/Facilitator: Dr. Carley Dear
Date: May 11, 2021
View the session recording (YouTube).
"Negotiation Strategies for Women in Medicine and Science"
Speaker: Dr. Anees Chagpar
Date: April 20, 2021
View the session recording (YouTube).
"Women Physicians in Male-dominated Fields"
Speakers: Dr. Dianne E. Grunes, Dr. Felicitas L. Koller and Dr. Lori K. Reed
Date: March 9, 2021
View the session recording (YouTube).
"The Art of Public Speaking"
Speaker: Dr. Elayne H. Anthony
Date: February 9, 2021
View the session recording (YouTube).
"Panel discussion on Women as Basic Scientists"
Speakers: Babbette LaMarca, PhD; Ana Palei, PhD; Heather Drummond, PhD; Junie Warrington, PhD; Jussara do Carmo, PhD
Date: December 8, 2020
View the session recording (YouTube).
"Working Well With Others: The Intersection of Personality and Professionalism"
Speaker: Tori D. Whitley
Date: November 10, 2020
View the session recording (YouTube).
"Feeling the Burn? Ways to Support the Mental Health of Trainees During a Crisis"
Speaker: Larry Mitnaul, Jr, MD, MPH, MS
Date: October 25, 2020
View the session recording (YouTube).
"Mentoring: It Takes a Village"
Speaker: Barbara Alexander, PhD
Date: October 13, 2020
View the session recording (YouTube).
"Financial Health for Women Physicians and Scientists"
Speaker: Disha Spath, MD
Date: September 25, 2020
View the session recording (YouTube).
"Coping with COVID-19: Wellness and Stress Management During COVID-19"
Speaker: Kristen J. Alston, PhD
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020