Women in Medicine® Launches WIMbassador Program to Advance Equity and Leadership Across Healthcare
Founded by Dr. Shikha Jain to address the unique challenges women face throughout their medical careers, WIM strengthens the healthcare workforce by providing resources, leadership development, research opportunities, and advocacy initiatives that support women at every stage of their professional journey. Check out their website for more information on how to be a WIMbassador! The […]
Bridge from Saigon: A Memoir of War, Identity, and Healing by Mai Pham
In Bridge from Saigon, Pham confronts the personal and collective weight of displacement with a narrative that is at once lyrical and intellectually probing — a landmark contribution to immigrant literature that resonates far beyond its pages. Visit https://hoangmaipham.me/ and pre-order now! This spring, readers will be introduced to a compelling new voice in contemporary memoir […]
A Visionary Reimagining of the Future of Health — Pre-Order Intelligent Health by Dr. Nasim Afsar
As conversations about the future of health intensify, Intelligent Health arrives at a defining moment — advocating a shift from fragmentation to integration, from reactive treatment to proactive health, and from passive experience to empowered individuals. For readers seeking both strategic insight and a shared vision for change, Dr. Afsar’s book, Intelligent Health: A Movement […]
Geisinger, PA DOH summit examines critical issues facing rural healthcare
Access Pennsylvania Rural Health Association’s newly published 2025–2030 Rural Health Plan. Geisinger School of Health Sciences’ President and Women of Impact member, Julie Byerley, MD, MPH hosted more than 100 healthcare professionals, elected officials and community leaders gathered in Danville, PA to address urgent challenges facing rural healthcare.The Susquehanna Valley Regional Rural Health Summit, hosted by […]
Robin Strongin Launches HealthDame: More Mature Health Advocacy
Health Dame continues to establish itself as a thoughtful platform for meaningful dialogue on health care policy, practice, and lived experience. Founded by longtime health policy and public affairs leader Robin Strongin, Health Dame brings together clinicians, advocates, researchers, and system leaders to explore complex issues in a way that is both accessible and grounded […]
National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members, including 4 Women of Impact
This story originally appeared on the National Academy of Medicine website here: https://nam.edu/news-and-insights/100-new-members-elected-2025/ The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who […]
ACHP CEO Ceci Connolly Named Among Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare of 2024
“My commitment to improving health care has always been rooted in my vision of high quality, accessible care and is supported by each of ACHP’s excellent member plans and my devoted colleagues at ACHP. I take pride in all we have done and look forward to all we will continue to do to promote and […]
A New Vision for Women’s Health Research: Transformative Change at the National Institutes of Health
Although women make up over half the population, research on women’s health and healthcare remains severely lacking. Dr. Chloe E. Bird, Director of Tufts Center for Health Equity Research, served as a member of the National Academies of Sciences Committee on the Assessment of Women’s Health Research at NIH. The committee found that just 8.8% […]