Provides a valuable forum to identify and advocate for professional issues of concern to women physicians, educate colleagues about women’s health, foster membership, participation and leadership of women within the MMS. This committee meets approximately
4-6 times per year.
Download a visual timeline of the
Admission of Women Physicians into the Massachusetts Medical Society (.pdf, 1 page)
Click Here to see MMS videos on Women in Medicine.
Committee Members
Helen E. Cajigas, Norfolk, Chair
Pei Li Huang, Charles River, Vice-Chair
Rhea Bhargava, Middlesex
Melinda R. Birdsall, Essex North
Avery H. LaChance, Suffolk
Catherine C. Lanteri, Middlesex
Suzanne M. MacKay
Diane McGrory, Charles River
Lisa L. Nagy, Barnstable
Cynthia M. Sacco, Middlesex
Central
Jennifer R. Thulin, Middlesex West
Resident and Fellow:
Member: Sumana Setty, Middlesex
Medical Students:
Member: Rachel Anderson, Worcester
Alternate: Meghana Mishra, Norfolk
Alliance Liaisons:
Member: TBD
Alternate: TBD
Advisors:
Najmosama Nikrui, Suffolk
Cynthia M. Sacco, Middlesex Central
MMS Staff Liaison:
Erin Tally (etally@mms.org)
Women Physicians: Share Your Story!
The Massachusetts Medical Society’s Committee on Women's Health is compiling a new book of transformational stories as told by women physicians.
Besides a historical perspective, this collection of candid stories will share:
- Forks faced & turning points in women physician's careers
- How they made difficult career and personal decisions
- Lessons learned along the way
This new book will inspire women physicians to clarify their own life goals, to become better authors of their own lives, to build the kind of career flexibility women need, and will motivate present and future women physicians to share peer support as
they reshape their mold during these changing times.
To learn more, click here
NEJM Journal Watch Women’s Health
Stay up to date with summaries of the most important research, medical news, drug information, public health alerts, and guidelines related to women’s health --
NEJM Journal Watch Women’s Health
AMA Women Physicians Section
The
AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) consists of the more than 67,000 female members of the AMA and aims to increase
the number and influence of women physicians in leadership roles and to advocate for and advance the understanding of women’s health issues.
When you Don't Fit the Mold, Make a New One
A
collection of more than 20 personal stories, the book chronicles the paths women have taken to afford them an equal role in medicine. For a copy of the book, please contact Erin Tally at
etally@mms.org or 781-434-7413.
Read the book here (.pdf, 175 pages)
