News in brief National Women Physicians Day is Feb. 3 On Feb. 3, physicians across the country will celebrate women in medicine. Jan. 27, 2017Friday Kate Samano Contact Kate Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email First observed last year, National Women Physicians Day (NWPD) commemorates the birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, the first woman in the United States to become an MD. On Feb. 3, women physicians around the country will honor her journey and celebrate the accomplishments of female physicians while raising awareness of the work still to be done. Did you know that when Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, founder of osteopathic medicine, opened the first osteopathic medical school in 1892, he allowed women to enroll in classes? In 1894, A.T. Still’s first graduating class contained five women. The osteopathic medical profession still supports diversity and inclusion 125 years later. On Feb. 3, National Women Physicians Day, The DO will be sharing an interview with NWPD founder Hala Sabry, DO, and other women physicians who will be discussing the importance of this day. If you’re interested in getting involved, you can create and share social posts using the hashtags #NWPD, #IAmBlackwell and #WomenDocsInspire. More in Newsbriefs DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book. Free holistic residency application review platform will soon be available for residency programs that use ERAS Cortex, an AI-enabled platform, is designed to provide technology-assisted holistic review by streamlining application screening and review. Previous articleRural docs and specialists pool knowledge in OSU-COM’s Project ECHO Next articleAfter executive order, WVSOM students worried about leaving the US
DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book.
Free holistic residency application review platform will soon be available for residency programs that use ERAS Cortex, an AI-enabled platform, is designed to provide technology-assisted holistic review by streamlining application screening and review.