Medical Intern at Royal Melbourne Hospital. IT/Memberships Officer for VMWS.
We are excited to share an exclusive invitation for VMWS members to Amplify 2022 – Speak up and stand out in 2022 by the team at Core Confidence. Kate Boorer & Fiona Pearman are Australia’s leading confidence and career coaches committed to supporting women to amplify their authentic power and… Read More »AMPLIFY – Speaking up and Standing out
The AFMW is pleased to announce a scholarship for one young AFMW member to participate in a 10-week online program, called Acts of Confidence, which will equip you with the practical tools required to create an amazing future full of possibilities! To be eligible you MUST: Send a 150 word expression… Read More »Core Confidence Scholarship For The Young AFMW Members
Last call for applicants to the purple leaves bursary! Like last year, we are offering several $1000 bursaries to assist a medical student or recent graduate who identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander to further their medical career, through or presentation at meetings, or other relevant activities. We have… Read More »AFMW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary: Close 20 June 2022
VMWS is excited to announce that three of our members will be sponsored to participate in the Women in Leadership Program! VMWS will fully fund the course fee ($1250) for three highly driven women working in healthcare or research! 2022 Course Dates Women in Leadership runs over 3-days, 9am – 4pm.… Read More »Women In Leadership Scholarship
Australia has a moral obligation to express its opposition to the war in Ukraine. Read below, the letter from the President of the Victorian Medical Women’s Society sent to the Honourable Mr Alex Hawke MP.
Australian Women Doctors: Climate Change and Gender Equity Advocates and Activists Save the date: 20/3/22 8:00 AM ESTThis makes it 12 midnight AEDT (Melbourne/Syd/ACT) time. The Parallel session is only 1 month away! We are thrilled to welcome our DEA representative Dr Kimberley Humphrey, Deputy Chair of DEA that will be presenting… Read More »AFMW parallel session: Climate Change and Gender Equity Advocates and Activists
And we’re in 2022! We’re only in February, but what an action-packed start of the year we’ve had so far. Borders are opening up, Australians of the Year are in the press for reasons, and we are all trying to move towards COVID normal whilst facing daily struggles at our… Read More »Presidents Message 2022
Listen from A/Prof Magdalena Simonis (AFMW President) who was featured in Episode 1 of the Women’s Agenda podcast! Hear about how women’s health is being neglected and why gender inequity in health is still pervading. If you have 20 minutes you can listen to this or share! Link to podcast… Read More »Women’s Agenda: Women’s Health Project
If there is one word, I could use to describe VMWS’ ‘All about Intersectionality, Feminism and Health Equity’ event – it would be ‘inspiring’. Held on the 16th of September, we were joined by an expert panel of almost 10 and over 50 attendees, passionate about the topic of intersectional… Read More »Recap: VMWS presents ‘All about Intersectionality, Feminism and Health Equity’
We’re looking for enthusiastic, committed medical women to fill the following roles: Executive Committee Vice President Secretary General Committee Events Coordinator Sponsorship Officer Promotions Officer Newsletter / Web Content Editor Senior Members’ Representative AMA Representative Archivist University Student Representatives (Deakin, Melbourne University, Monash, Notre Dame) Research and Policy Coordinator Position… Read More »VMWS Committee 2022: Applications Open!
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