Women in Academic Medicine (WAM)
WAM Committee Members
The Women in Academic Medicine Committee was established as a standing committee of the School of Medicine in 1993 to address issues of concern to women faculty including career advancement, career satisfaction, participation by women on decision-making bodies at OHSU, pay equity, discrimination, and parenting and schedule flexibility issues. The perspectives of women medical and graduate students and residents are sought. Recommendations from the committee are designed to benefit all members of the School of Medicine.
PHOTO: LHF: Sima Desai (co-chair), Charles Roselli, Karen Eden, Nicole Lockart, Kari Buck, Leslie Garcia, Patrice Eiff; RHB: Anne Nedrow, Anuja Mittalhenkle, Rachel Danczyk, Maureen Hoatlin, Veronica Swanson, Kathy Wells, Rebecca Harrison (co-chair)
Spotlight: Women in Academic Medicine
The long journey to child care at OHSU: How WAM made a difference
In December of 2009, OHSU announced plans to bring a child care center to the South Waterfront campus; the Women in Academic Medicine (WAM) committee is proud of the role it played in this achievement.
Since its inception in 1993, WAM committee members have always looked for ways to address issues of concern to women faculty. Whether pushing for a more diverse environment on campus or promoting women in key leadership positions, the committee has played a significant role in changing the culture at OHSU.
With the increasing number and proportion of women entering medical school over the last 20 years, WAM recognized that a dramatic shift in workplace needs was taking place and renewed the debate over how best to integrate family choices with career paths. This included looking at the role child care played in everyone’s career and how to create an environment that best supported his/her career choices.
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