American Medical Women's Association at UTHealth

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About our Organization

The AMWA chapter at McGovern is proud to host an annual lecture series for members featuring accomplished, diverse, driven, and well rounded physicians and educators from a variety of specialties in the Houston area. Lecture topics include: work life balance, professionalism in medicine, overcoming adversity, resident panels, pursuing academic medicine, and more!
McGovern AMWA strives to establish mentorship opportunities between members and faculty while promoting comradery and growth of an expansive support network within the school community. On campus, our members are involved in service opportunities through our organization and are diverse in their background, specialty aspirations, and extracurricular interests. AMWA welcomes male and female members! As a group we champion equality, promote work life balance, provide career networking opportunities, and emotional support for all members.

Service Opportunities

The AMWA chapter at McGovern is dedicated to serving the Houston area through service opportunities including Health Care fairs at Angela House, as well as through partnerships with other organizations including Health Professions against Interpersonal Violence and HOMES.

Fundraising events

Our primary fundraising event is the annual McGovern Hat sale! Hat sales begin each year in June and are delivered in the first weeks of August. Proceeds of the hat sale are put towards the cost of our lunch lecture series and service events. To purchase this year’s hat please contact us at amwahouston@gmail.com for the latest update, or check our Facebook page!

Getting Involved

We welcome all UTH students to join the McGovern AMWA chapter by attending our next lunch meeting or social! To see the date for our next event, please check our calendar link. For questions and other inquiries, please contact us via email or Facebook!

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CONTACT

Email: amwahouston@gmail.com
Facebook: McGovern AMWA

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CALENDAR

Open Calendar

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AMWA

The AMWA national network is comprised of physicians, residents, medical students, pre-medical students, health care professionals, and supporters. AMWA is the oldest multispecialty organization dedicated to advancing women in medicine and improving women’s health.

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