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Women in Cardiology Member Section

The Women in Cardiology Section of the ACC offers women cardiologists opportunities to strengthen their professional support system and skills through networking events, professional development and mentoring programs.
Women in Cardiology Member Section
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The Women in Cardiology Section of the ACC offers women cardiologists opportunities to strengthen their professional support system and skills through networking events, professional development and mentoring programs.
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Women in Cardiology Section of the ACC is
  • To enhance the careers of women cardiologists through the creation of professional development, mentoring and networking programs and through the promotion of leadership opportunities within the ACC
  • To enhance the appeal of cardiology for women residents by recommending changes in training programs and by promoting effective, efficient and diverse career opportunities
  • To encourage young women in high school, college and medical school to pursue a career in cardiology through the creation of mentoring programs and preceptorships
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Benefits of Section Membership

You can be woman in cardiology and have it all – a fulfilling career and personal life. Many women cardiologists, like their male counterparts, balance their career obligations with the needs of family and friends.

The Women in Cardiology Section of the ACC offers women cardiologists opportunities to strengthen their professional support system and skills through networking events, professional development and mentoring programs. In addition, membership and active involvement in the Section provides a training ground for developing leadership skills and understanding the governance structure and avenues to leadership within the College.

Dues are $35 per year. No fee for FITs. Join Today!
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Section Initiatives
Section Events

Networking

The Women's Section provides an opportunity to be involved and have interaction with other women in the cardiovascular field. Meetings and receptions are held at least two times per year, at the ACC Annual Scientific Session and the AHA Annual Scientific Session.

Are you interested in hosting a local get together? Staff is available to help coordinate. Please contact Kelli Bohannon at kbohanno@acc.org.
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Get Involved

Virtual Mentoring Program
The virtual mentoring program is an online forum with the purpose of promoting the professional growth of women physicians in the field of cardiology. It has been designed to link fellows who are in cardiology training programs and early career cardiologists with established cardiologists who are willing to share their knowledge and experience. Sign up today as a mentor by visiting on line at http://accementor.acc.org/?room=WIC .
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Education

Educate the Future: Visiting Professor Program
The goal of the program is to encourage women in medical school to enter the field of cardiology. Section members volunteer to be guest speakers at Internal Medicine Residency Programs. They will visit schools to speak, to give a lecture at grand rounds or another suitable venue, and attend either a lunch or dinner with interested women.

The value of this program lies in the section members who identify opportunities to engage female internal medicine residents and medical school students. Staff is available to assist in coordinating the visit. To arrange a visiting professor program please download a form here or contact Kelli Bohannon at kbohanno@acc.org.
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Resources and Publications

Section Publications and Resources
  • 'Lessons from the field: A Woman in Cardiology' by Sandra Lewis, MD, FACC
  • AAMC Women in U.S. Academic Medicine Statistics and Benchmarking Report
  • ACC CardioCareer Guide 
  • The WIC Professional Life Survey was published in the December edition of JACC and can be found here.
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    Governance

    Governance

    The Section is governed by the Women in Cardiology Section Leadership Council, chaired by Sandra Lewis, MD, FACC. The WIC Section Leadership Council has been instrumental in developing programs and tools to address the professional needs of women in cardiology at the ACC. If you have any questions or would like more information about the WIC Section or Leadership Council, please contact the Chair at sandralewis@gmail.com or the staff liaison, Kelli Bohannon, at kbohanno@acc.org.

    WIC Section Leadership Council Roster

    Sandra J. Lewis, MD, FACC, Chair - Oregon
    Payal Kohli, MD - California
    Sarah Catherine Clarke, M.A., M.D., F.A.C.C.- United Kingdom
    Rose S. Cohen, MD, FACC - California
    Claire S. Duvernoy, MD, FACC - Michigan
    Emily Farkas, MD - Missouri
    Martha Gulati, MD, FACC - Ohio   
    Daisy F. Lazarous, MBBS, FACC - Washington, DC
    Dai-Trang Elizabeth Le, MD, FACC - Oregon
    Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC - New York
    Laxmi S. Mehta, MD, FACC - Ohio
    Shari Targum, MD, FACC - Maryland
    Paulette Wehner, MD, FACC - West Virginia

     
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