Women Physicians Section: 2016 AMA Annual Meeting highlights

The AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) hosted its business meeting and reception, which featured a talk by Michelle Materre and Dionne Hart, MD, titled, “Changing the face of medicine: Women physicians in the media.” The presentation addressed the negative imagery of African-American women often portrayed through the media with positive images of successful black women doctors. This presentation is a forerunner to the documentary, Black Women in Medicine, which aims to educate and inspire generations of future doctors of color and provide them with the role models they need to navigate the rigors of a medical education. The business meeting concluded with a review of the AMA House of Delegates Handbook and AMA-WPS items of business. The AMA-WPS Governing Council reviewed its positions on various items of business before the AMA House of Delegates. Its positions focus on issues of concern to women physicians, medical students and patients. The AMA-WPS sponsored two resolutions that are being considered at this meeting. Resolution 506, “Heart Disease and Women,” asks the AMA to facilitate increased awareness of heart disease in women; support education on preventive measures for heart disease in women, encourage increased comprehensive care of heart disease in women; promote research to address the gaps in knowledge; and encourage research to better understand the role of demographic, socioeconomic, and psychological factors in the onset of heart disease in wome...
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