Special Interest and Ancillary Events
Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Michal Elovitz, MD
Hilarie L. Morgan and Mitchell L. Morgan President’s Distinguished Professor in Women’s Health
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of Microbiology
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Jacqueline Parchem, MD (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Houston, Texas, United States
Courtney Townsel, MD MSc (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Sarah Wernimont, MD, PhD
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota, MN, United States
Please join us for a workshop on how to retain and promote physician-scientists in MFM. The symposium will feature an interactive session with OBGYN chairs to discuss recruitment, equity, packages and pathways to success, short job talks from successful MFM physician-scientists covering different areas of research, and roundtable discussions to share best practice and potential pitfalls. Networking and drinks as the session closes. Faculty at all career levels and trainees are encouraged to join this session. Space is limited! Register early to secure your spot.
Symposium Chair: Michal A. Elovitz, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Symposium Faculty: Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of California San Diego
Symposium Faculty: Judette Louis, MD, MPH – University of South Florida
Symposium Faculty: Amy P. Murtha, MD – UCSF Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Symposium Faculty: Catherine Y. Spong, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Symposium Faculty: Methodius G. Tuuli, MD, MPH, MBA – Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Panel Moderator: Courtney Townsel, MD MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
Panel Moderator: Jacqueline G. Parchem, MD (she/her/hers) – Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Panel Moderator: Sarah A. Wernimont, MD, PhD – University of Minnesota
Symposium Faculty: Ebony B. Carter, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine
Symposium Faculty: Michal A. Elovitz, MD – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Symposium Faculty: Methodius G. Tuuli, MD, MPH, MBA – Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University