About

WIMN was founded in 2015 as a Department of Medicine (DOM) initiative to support women faculty and trainees’ professional and personal growth. The three pillars that form the foundation and guiding principles of the WIMN work are Community, Advocacy, and Professional Development.

Jeannine Engel, Kim Dowdell, Anne Tuskey, Lisa Beach, Karen Finke, Colleen Green

We seek to build community and relationships among women in medicine at UVA.

Do you have ideas for events or other community-building activities? We’d love to hear from you.

• We seek to advocate for issues affecting women in medicine at UVA and nationwide.
• Do you have ideas or issues that you’d like to surface? We’d love to hear from you.

Dr. Lindsay Carter briefly addresses and welcomes the attendees at a Women in Internal Medicine Network event.

We provide professional development opportunities for women in medicine at UVA so that they may acquire the skills and strategies necessary for their professional advancement.

University of Virginia Resources

• Wisdom & Wellbeing Program
• Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS)
• Coming soon! The DOM Coaching Initiative will provide 1:1 coaching with a trained faculty peer.

External Resources

• American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)—AMWA is a national organization that supports and empowers women through programs and community.
• AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) – GWIMS “advances the full and successful participation and inclusion of women across the spectrum of academic medicine and biomedical research by addressing gender equity, recruitment and retention, awards and recognition, and career advancement.”

Select Publications

• “Five Strategies Leaders in Academic Medicine Can Implement Now to Enhance Gender Equity.” Allan, et al., 2023
• “Six Practical Strategies to Mentor and Sponsor Women in Academic Medicine.” Julie Silver, MD, 2023