The Spring 2021 Edition of the Voice is Here!

Friday, April 9th, 2021
Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Cervical Cancer, Covid19, Financial Health, Financial Security, FMWC Advocacy, Gender Equity and Diversity, heart health, HPV, HPV Boys, Member Acheivements, Uncategorized, women in medicine, women's health, Women’s health research   |  

Holiday message from Dr. Charissa Patricelli, National President

Thursday, December 17th, 2020

This has been a momentous year.  A year of fear, resiliency, long hours, courage and drawing upon inner strengths to support patients, healthcare systems and the incredible challenges and impacts … Read more

Advocacy, Covid19, Financial Health, FMWC History, Gender Equity and Diversity, Gender-based discrimination, Gender-based violence, Physician mothers, Physician Wellness, Physicians, Public health, Uncategorized, women in medicine, Women Peace and Security   |  

The Winter 2020 Edition of the Voice is Here

Monday, February 10th, 2020

This Winter 2020 Edition of the Voice highlights our 2019 Annual General Meeting held at the Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON; an update on the FMWC’s 2019 awards, updates on … Read more

Abortion, Abortion Care, Activism, Advocacy, AGM, awards, BLOG, Canadian women in medicine, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Cervical Cancer, Contraception, diversity, Dr. Maude Abbott, Event, Famous Physicians, Financial Health, Financial Security, FMWC Advocacy, FMWC History, Gender Equity and Diversity, Gender-based Abuse, Gender-based discrimination, Gender-based violence, HPV, HPV Boys, HPV Prevention, HPV Prevention Week, human trafficking, Immunization, Indigenous women, Physicians, Reproductive Health, Research, women in medicine, Women Peace and Security, Women Peace and Security Committee, women's health, Women’s health research, Women’s heart health, Workplace Health   |  

Medicine’s Disruptive Force

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

Guest post by Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, a first-year medical student in the Class of 2023 at McGill University. We welcome blog posts on topics of interest to Canadian women in … Read more

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Think Tank on Women Leaders in Medicine

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

Dr. Mamta Gautam is an Ottawa psychiatrist and CEO of PEAK MD who specializes in cultivating leadership resiliency. She is also a past president of the FMWC. We are pleased to assist … Read more

Activism, Advocacy, BLOG, Canadian women in medicine, FMWC Advocacy, Gender Equity and Diversity, Leadership, women in medicine   |   , , , , ,

The Promise of Mifepristone

Friday, April 26th, 2019

It’s been 50 years since Canada first legalized hospital abortions in 1969 and 30 years since mifepristone, the “abortion pill” first received approval in France with promises to change the … Read more

Abortion, Abortion Care, Advocacy, Birth Control, BLOG, Contraception, Event, FMWC Advocacy, Gender Equity and Diversity, International Women’s Day, International Women’s Health, IWD, Mifegymiso, Mifepristone, motherhood, Pregnancy, Reproductive Health, women's health   |   , , , , , , , ,

Locker (Operating) Room Talk: Gender Equity and the Medical Student’s Perspective

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019

FMWC held their inaugural Gender, Equity and Diversity Student Essay Contest earlier this year and are happy to report that they have a winner! Ms. Darby Little, Class of 2021, … Read more

#MeToo, #MeTooMedicine, #ScienceToo, Activism, Advocacy, awards, BLOG, discrimination, diversity, Essay contest, FMWC Advocacy, Gender Equity and Diversity, Gender-based Abuse, Gender-based discrimination, Health System Reform, Hidden Curriculum, Sexual harassment, women in medicine, women's health   |   , , , , , , , , , , , ,

2019 Gender Equity and Diversity Medical Student Essay Winner Announced!

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019

Congratulations to Ms. Darby Little, Class of 2021, University of Toronto! You can read her essay here Dear Ms Little: We are pleased to congratulate you on being selected as … Read more

#MeToo, #MeTooMedicine, #ScienceToo, Activism, Advocacy, awards, BLOG, discrimination, diversity, Essay contest, FMWC Advocacy, Gender Equity and Diversity, Gender-based Abuse, Gender-based discrimination, Gender-based violence, Hidden Curriculum, Member Achievements, women in medicine, women's health   |   , , , ,

Under Syndrome: Inequities in Women’s Cardiovascular Health

Thursday, February 28th, 2019

On Feb 10, 2019 the Vancouver Branch held an education session entitled “Under Syndrome: Inequities in Women’s Cardiovascular Health”. Twenty health care professionals, physicians, nurses and pharmacists attended. Dr. Shahin Jaffer, … Read more

Advocacy, BLOG, Cardiovascular Disease, Event, FMWC Advocacy, Gender Equity and Diversity, heart health, Mental Health, WCCH, Women’s health research, Women’s heart health   |   , , , , , ,

Call for Student Essays! Prize Money!

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

The Federation of Medical Women of Canada is pleased to announce their inaugural Gender, Equity and Diversity Medical Student Essay Contest. Women are poised to make up 50% of practicing … Read more

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