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The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) at
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine has
received recognition from the national organization for the second
consecutive year.
The Heller Outstanding Branch award recognizes one branch
annually that makes exceptional strides in its programming and
activities to support women. Six OUWB AMWA members attended
the 98th Annual Meeting in New York City to accept the award in
March.
Find out More :
National AMWA website:
www.amwa-doc.org.
AMWA at OUWB Website:
ouwb.orgsync.com/org/amwaouwb
AMWA at OUWB Facebook Page:
facebook.com/AMWAatOUWB
The branch launched in October 2011 with 15 students, which was
Email: AMWA@oakland.edu
65 percent of the women in the OUWB charter class. The group
has now grown to 38 members, a 150 percent growth from last
year. This past academic year, the AMWA branch held 14 events
including a monthly Dinner with a Doctor series and a Baked Goods Exchange.
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in Detroit. AMWA at OUWB also engaged in collaborative efforts with the Radiology and Radiation Oncology
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The Heller Outstanding Branch award recognizes one branch annually that makes
exceptional strides in its programming and activities to support women.
Amanda Xi, the Founding President of the organization is a University of Michigan engineering graduate from
West Bloomfield. She was driven to start the group out of her experience as a student in traditionally
male-dominated field.
“Although the gender gap in medical schools is less pronounced, there’s a glass ceiling that still hasn’t been
broken. Women’s leadership in medicine is still very depressed,” Xi explains. “There are very few women
occupying positions as deans or upper administration at hospitals. One of my passions is to inspire women to
achieve leadership positions and work life balance.”
As the group moves forward under the leadership of Fatima Fahs – the newly elected branch President – it
aspires to direct more attention to local outreach, gender-specific healthcare, domestic violence and sexual
assault.
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