Current Events and Announcements:
Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine Announces New Executive Director
The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Victoria S. Burkhart as Executive Director. “We are thrilled to have Vicki assuming the position of Executive Director and we look forward to working with her in fulfilling our vision for the advancement of the Foundation,” said Dr. Christie Huddleston, Foundation Board Member.
2009 Alma Dea Morani Award
Carol C. Nadelson, M.D. was presented the 2009 Alma Dea Morani Award on October 9, 2009 at the Center for the History of Medicine, The Countway Library at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Nadelson is the Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Partners Office for Women’s Careers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Nadelson’s presentation entitled “Women in Medicine: Pathway to Leadership”, was a journey through the challenges and accomplishments of Dr. Nadelson’s career.
Drs. Robinowitz, Huddleston, Nadelson and Shore
Dr. Huddleston presents Dr. Nadelson with the award
She pioneered work in women's health and mental health, dedicated herself to the education and mentoring of students, physicians and the public, and provided inspirational leadership in psychiatry and medicine. She has steered an unusual course in academic medicine, devoting herself to innovative and evolving areas of investigation, clinical understanding and education. Her work has left an indelible mark on patients and on generations of students and colleagues.
Dr. Nadelson is recognized nationally and internationally for her contributions on behalf of women in medicine. She has helped change our way of thinking about gender equity in medicine and inclusion of women in research trials, access to medical information by the lay public, treatment of women patients, women’s mental health and the field of psychiatry.
The Foundation and The Countway Library Staff with Dr. Nadelson
Dr. Nadelson, C.C. Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology at HMS and Nancy Tarbell, Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs
Promising Students Awarded the Maria Cerny Brabb Scholarships
The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Maria Cerny Brabb Scholarship. This year’s recipients are Amina Watkins, a first year medical student and Alicia Howard, a third year medical student, both at Drexel University College of Medicine. The Maria Cerny Brabb Scholarship is awarded annually to women students pursuing medical degrees at Drexel University College of Medicine. These scholarships are made possible through a donation from Maria Cerny Brabb, M.D., WMC ’58.
We Can Do More!
According to our current partners, the Foundation is making an indelible mark on the preservation and promotion of the history of women in medicine. They only wish we could do more. So do we
Your support enables us to continue our
- Research Fellowships which focus on women in medicine and women's health.
- Oral History Projects which transform shoe boxes of cassette tapes into a usable database of sound clips.
- Awards, Honors and Scholarships which recognize and honor stellar women in medicine.
Please support the 2009 Foundation annual appeal with your gift to the future growth and development of these important programs. With you, our vision will continue to become a reality!
Randforce Brings Cutting-Edge Technology to the Oral History Projects
The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine is bringing cutting-edge digital technology and field-leading processing approaches to its Oral History project with the aim to build a collection offering both an oral history archive for serious research on the history of women in medicine, and a resource supporting a wide range of organizational, educational, and public communication uses for the stories and wisdom in collected oral histories. With the assistance of The Randforce Associates, the digitizing, annotating, and summarizing of several of our Alma Dea Morani award recipients has been completed and we are excited to inform you that an interactive audio database is now available in our office. This will make it easy to locate, explore, and analyze the interviews, via annotations and summaries contained in the audio database.
Call for Nominations
The Oral History Committee will be meeting this fall to develop a listing of priority oral history projects. If you know a woman physician or scientist who you feel is worthy of inclusion in our project, please forward her name and a brief description of why she should be interviewed to the Foundation at fhwim@burkhartgroup.com.
Foundation Advisories Formed – Join Today!
Three advisory groups have been formed to support the priorities of the Foundation:
- Oral History Advisory Group
- Fellowships Advisory Group
- Awards/Scholarships Advisory Group
Each Advisory is chaired by a Foundation Board member. Advisories exist as a way for colleagues and friends of the Foundation to lend their expertise, opinion, interest and support. Much like a listserv, the Advisories will function primarily by email, and will solicit feedback from its members.
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