An inaugural American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) conference for students and physicians in the Southern states is being held from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 in the School of Nursing.
All medical students, residents, faculty, and private physicians from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi are invited to attend the conference on women’s health.
The conference will provide an opportunity for students, residents and physicians to interact, network and share chapter ideas. The conference will also explore current issues facing women's health and promote AMWA membership for students and physicians.
Keynote speakers include Karen Anderson, M.D., who will present "The Healthcare Burden of Unequal Treatment, a Focus on Women and Minorities" and Denise Woody-Gross, M.D., who will present "The Current State of Menopause and HRT." Other session topics include: professionalism, reproductive health and medical abortion, women's health communications and technology, women's health research and student meetings.
The registration fee is $20 for students and $25 for physicians and faculty. For more information on the conference, the AMWA or to RSVP, send an e-mail to tough@uthscsa.edu.
To see the conference packet visit the link below:
www.uthscsa.edu/HSCNews/archive/AMWApacket.pdf
