Women in Science and Medicine Association

05/15/2020

Consider signing up, registration ends tomorrow!

As a continuation of our 2020 Annual Meeting, please join us for a Virtual Residency Luncheon on Saturday, May 23rd, 2020. Register by May 16th to participate. Registration is FREE but spots are limited to the first 150 participants! Please note that while we will make every effort to place you in a...

04/23/2019

The Women in Science and Medicine Association is having our next coffee hour tomorrow!

Please join us on Wednesday April 24th from 5-6pm in Scaife Hall room 422A&B to enjoy some coffee, cookies, and hear from Karen Carney, who will be talking about Women in Bio- Pittsburgh (https://www.womeninbio.org/page/pittsburgh). This will be a great opportunity to hear about her career and get a general overview of what Women in Bio-Pittsburgh is and learn how we as students can get involved in the greater scientific community of Pittsburgh.

TL;DR
What: WSMA Coffee Hour
Date: April 24th (tomorrow!)
Time: 5-6pm
Location: Scaife Hall, room 422A-B
Topic: Women in Bio-Pittsburgh

The WIB-Pittsburgh chapter is working to support recognized and emerging women leaders in the biosciences industry of Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia. Our mission is to promote knowledge sharing among women, impact regional economic growth and stimulate empowerment among women ....

02/04/2018

Do you ever wonder how it is possible to juggle a demanding career and a romantic relationship, much less family?

Come to WSMA's "The Balancing Act" Panel to find out!
Faculty at all levels of training from the School of Medicine and their spouses will be discussing their secrets to success both in love and work. Dinner will be provided and SPACE WILL BE LIMITED! You must RSVP!

BALANCING ACT PANEL

WHAT: Awesome couples talking about how you too can be a great doctor and partner
WHEN: Tuesday, February 20, 5:30-7
WHERE: Scaife 1105 A&B
RSVP:

Tuesday, February 20th @ 5:30pm, Scaife 1105 A&B Presented by WSMA

05/12/2017

The Women in Science and Medicine Association would like to invite you to our upcoming Coffee Hour! We have invited Dr. Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD, Chair of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Director of UPMC Rehabilitation Institute. She also co-directs the Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on determining the biology of intervertebral disc degeneration and developing biological and biomechanical therapies. In addition to being an award-winning clinician and well-funded scientist, she is passionate about mentoring trainees and works closely with medical students. We are very excited to hear from her about her career path and her work!

The coffee hours are designed to be an informal small-group discussion session with at most 10 students and an invited physician scientist. Our goal is to provide an environment where students and faculty can speak freely about navigating the training path and balancing the research and clinical components of a successful clinician-scientist career. We hope you will join us!

What: Coffee Hour with Dr. Sowa
Where: Scaife PBL Room – 422A&B Scaife
When: Wednesday, May 17th
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/QuRIdumPHaTkyBJv1

Join us in Scaife 422 A&B from 4-5pm for coffee, a light snack, and a great discussion!

02/01/2017

Do you ever wonder how it is possible to juggle a demanding career in medicine and a romantic relationship, much less family?
Come to WSMA and AMWA's "The Balancing Act" Panel to find out!

Faculty from the School of Medicine and their spouses will be discussing their secrets to success both in love and work. Dinner will be provided and SPACE WILL BE LIMITED! You must RSVP!

BALANCING ACT PANEL
WHAT: Awesome faculty couples talking about how you too can be a great doctor and partner
WHEN: Wednesday, February 15, 5:30-7
WHERE: BST South S120
RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/aP0pvArydhOZBlmg1

Wednesday, February 15th @ 5:30pm, BST South S120 Presented by WSMA and AMWA

01/26/2017

The BGSA and WSMA are hosting a two part workshop entitled: “Figure and Graphic Design Principles for Publication,” which will focus on the theory behind designing professional figures, including graphical abstracts, with software tools including Microsoft Powerpoint and Adobe Photoshop. The workshop will be lead by Dr. Ricardo Londono (CMP 2015), a recent recipient of the ABME editorial award for his highly cited review papers.

Part 1 - will take place on February 7 at 6pm in 503 Scaife Hall. Slide handouts and dinner will be provided. Please bring a laptop if you wish to follow along. Both Powerpoint and Photoshop are available for free use in the Falk library between sessions.

Part 2 - will take place on February 21 at 6pm in 503 Scaife Hall, moving to the Falk Library Computer lab for a hands on techniques and critiques of figures designed by you. Dinner will also be provided.

To RSVP, you must register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/figure-and-graphic-design-principles-for-publication-tickets-31463192255.

Questions? Please contact Abby Stahl at ecs40@pitt.edu or Gaelen Dwyer at Dwyer.Gaelen@medstudent.pitt.edu.

The BGSA and WSMA are hosting a two part workshop entitled: “Figure and Graphic Design Principles for Publication,” which will focus on the theory behind designing professional figures, including graphical abstracts, with software tools including Microsoft Powerpoint and Adobe Photoshop. The worksho...

10/13/2016

Would you like to learn how to program?
Do you want to develop your nascent programming skills?

Join us as we host an online mini-course on programming in Python! WSMA will provide the fuel (coffee and snacks) as we develop our coding skills together. It can be hard to find time to build your skill set, but we'll help you expand your repertoire to enhance your research!

What: Introduction Python Online Short Course and Coffee Hour
Where: Scaife 517
When: Thursdays, October-December
Time: 4:00-5:00PM
Dates: 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 12/1, 12/8
PLEASE RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/JGthSYoVAEewlqzB3

Please bring your computer!

Cousera course here (you can sign up for appropriate level if you started the introductory course with us last year): https://www.coursera.org/learn/python

Questions: email Adriana at adj46@pitt.edu

10/13/2016

Hello all new and rising graduate students, a great opportunity to share your writing!

STAT, a health and medicine news site based in Boston, is seeking a Ph.D. biomedical graduate student in his or her first year to write an occasional column about the joys and pains of becoming a scientist.

You could be studying genetics, biochemistry, biomedical engineering or any other discipline that falls under the biomedical/life sciences umbrella. We are looking for someone anywhere in the US who will write from their perspective as this part of their career unfolds - balancing classes with rotations, prepping for qualifying exams, the joys of an experiment that works, the drama of troubleshooting those that don't. And of course, the quest for the paper that will launch (boost) your career.

For an example, please see Off the Charts, STAT's column written by a first-year medical resident.

We are looking for someone with some writing experience but you will work with an editor to hone your thoughts. If you have any questions, please contact editor (and grad school survivor) Megha Satyanarayana, meghas@statnews.com. Thanks!

07/29/2016

Our website has changed location! Make sure to update your bookmarks! https://groups.medschool.pitt.edu/wsma/

05/10/2016

The BGSA is hosting a event called "Science Communication to the Public" with Mark Roth, Science Writer for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. His presentation will take place on Thursday, May 26th at 6 pm in S100A BST. No RSVP is necessary.

Interested in learning how to discuss your research with non-scientists? Ever wondered what tactics you should use when discussing contentious topics in science, such as climate change? Curious about how to even start these conversations with members of the public?

04/22/2016

Should be an excellent talk! Thursday, May 5th, 6-8PM Scaife 11th Floor. Dr. Humphrey will discuss how to "Take Control of YOUR Career Path"!

04/05/2016

Any of our followers interested in Public Health?