WOMEN IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE SECTION
WiEM 2023: Looking to the Future Danielle Goodrich, MD FAAEM FACEP
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heryl Sandberg once said, “leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” The Women in EM Section (WiEM) has had phenomenal leaders who have cultivated a network of strong women and men to create programs and opportunities for our members. As the incoming section chair for WiEM, I am grateful to have learned from the best and I am excited to take the reins and continue their legacy.
As an emergency medicine physician who works in a tertiary care center, though without a dedicated EM residency program, I have often suffered from imposter syndrome. However, AAEM and WIEM have provided me the opportunities to get involved and find a connection. I hope to do the same for others. While I encourage everyone to get involved, I especially hope to do more events with WiEM who work in the community to foster engagement and programming that meet their needs. AAEM is the champion of the emergency physician, no matter your practice style, we are here for you.
In the past years, WiEM has used the strength and passions of our members to develop programming to meet the needs of all our members. I am especially proud of our zoom panels and speaker series tailored to DO and international students through the EM Bound Osteopathic Student Webinar Series and the EM Bound IMG Student Webinar Series. It can be difficult to find mentors and these events provide students and residents with opportunities and information from those who have been there before. My hope is that other communities from different backgrounds will be represented in future programming. Our WiEM team has put together awesome programming at Scientific Assembly and we hope to continue to expand our presence in the coming years. Our WiEM luncheon has been a hit and our collaboration with the Muslim WiEM has created new traditions with an Eid al-Fitr dinner this year which celebrates the breaking of the month long fast of Ramadan. I hope to cultivate the same passions to create more opportunities that reflect the diversity and interests of all our members.
What is in store for the coming year? Keep a lookout for our Women’s Wisdom Podcast.
COMMON SENSE MAY/JUNE 2023
Listen as Dr. Molly Estes interviews female leaders in AAEM and learns their secrets to their success. We will continue our zoom series and panels with new topics on the way including work/life balance, fertility, and more. We hope to continue to develop our mentorship program and create more programming for leadership development. Please join us for our monthly open council meetings to hear more about our upcoming events and get involved. I am looking forward to a successful year, through our ongoing programming as well as developing new and impactful opportunities for our members.
WiEM has used the strength and passions of our members to develop programming to meet the needs of all our members.”