A note from the WPS chair
April 2025
From WPS Chair Elisa Choi, MD
Handbook Review Committee
The WPS Handbook Review Committee convenes prior to each WPS business meeting to review resolutions which will be presented to HOD reference committees and recommends actions for WPS on these items. The deadline for any WPS member to volunteer for our Handbook Review Committee is April 24, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central. Use this form to sign up.
WPS Associates Meeting
WPS Associates are members who are appointed by their state or specialty medical societies to serve as liaisons between the WPS and their appointing organizations. The WPS Associates Meeting is Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 5-6 p.m. Central.
If your state or specialty medical society does not already have a designated WPS Associate, you can also sign up to serve as a WPS Associate for your state or specialty medical society.
WPS Town Hall Meeting
The WPS Town Hall Meeting is Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 6-7 p.m. Central. Email wps@ama-assn.org for more information about how to join the WPS GroupMe chat, to learn more details about the town hall.
Co-sponsored CME opportunity
An in-person CME event co-sponsored by the Minority Affairs Section and the Womens Physician Section will be held Friday, June 6, at 2 p.m. Central, at A-25. Topics include health disparities in maternal, reproductive and women’s health, and the current legislative landscape impacting access to care.
The WPS Business and Assembly Meeting will occur immediately following the CME event, on Friday, June 6, from 3-5:45 p.m. Central.
WPS Buddy Program
The WPS GRROWL (Growing the Representation and Reach of Women Leaders) Committee is sponsoring the WPS Buddy Program for A-25, which pairs new attendees to AMA meetings (mentees) with more experienced meeting attendees (mentors), and is planning the annual WPS Speed Mentoring program for A-25. Email wps@ama-assn.org to sign up to be a buddy program mentee or mentor, and/or to volunteer as a table mentor for the Speed Mentoring Program. The deadline to sign up is Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Visit the 2025 WPS Annual Meeting agenda & resources page for more details about WPS 2025 Annual Meeting events.
Visit the Women Physicians Section (WPS) policymaking page to learn how the WPS shapes AMA policy and action on issues that affect women physicians and patients.
Contact WPS at wps@ama-assn.org with any additional questions about these meetings and opportunities to engage with our section.
Celebrate Diversity Month and National Minority Health Month
"Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance." This famous quote, by diversity and inclusion consultant Verna Myers, is apropos for this month of April, which is Celebrate Diversity Month and National Minority Health Month.
It is notable that both recognitions occur in the same calendar month. Our AMA recognizes that diversity of our physician and health professionals workforce is more than just the “lexicon of the moment;” it is a key to eradicating health disparities and achieving health equity. Please view the AMA's statement on improving health through DEI.
Contact and connect with the WPS
April is the "kindest month" and brings "April showers," so let's nourish the blossoming of the 3 Cs (collaborations, connections and community). Thank you to all our AMAzing WPS members!
Keep in touch with us by joining the WPS GroupMe chat, or email us at wps@ama-assn.org.
