Committee on Women in Medicine

Provides a valuable forum to identify, address, and educate fellow professionals about key issues of concern to women in medicine. The committee works to increase membership and influence women physicians and medical students in the MMS governance structure.

Click here to download a visual timeline of the Admission of Women Physicians into the Massachusetts Medical Society (.pdf, 1 page)

Message from the Chair of the Committee on Women in Medicine
December 2012 

2012-2013 Committee Action Plan 

Committee Members
Shakti S. Sabharwal, MD, Norfolk, Chair
Helen E. Cajigas, MD, Norfolk, Vice Chair
Sucheta J. Doshi, Norfolk
Patricia Rose Falcao, Charles River
Lynda G. Kabbash, Norfolk
Catherine C. Lanteri, Middlesex
Sherry L. Taylor, Hampden
Sonya M. Vaziri, Norfolk

Resident and Fellow
Member:  Jennifer Gatchel, Suffolk

Medical Students 
Member: Kathleen H. Goble, Worcester
Alternate:  Samia Osman, Norfolk

Alliance Liaisons
Member:  Nancy Ghareeb
Alternate:  Marcia J. Lipson

Advisor
Najmosama Nikrui, Suffolk
Cynthia M. Sacco, Middlesex Central

MMS Staff Liaison:
Erin Tally (etally@mms.org)

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