This page is run by the Dean’s Standing Committee on Women in Medicine and Science. It is a place to provide resources for and highlight the work of our UW School of Medicine women faculty.
About the Committee on Women in Medicine and Science
Mission Statement
The mission of this committee is to foster career development and wellness as well as address gender inequities in hiring, compensation, and advancement among women faculty members for the benefit of all members of the School of Medicine.
Specific aims include:
- Increasing opportunities for promotion, tenure, and leadership for women faculty in teaching, research, clinical care and administration
- Assessing departmental practices to ensure equity and transparency in hiring, salary, and promotion
- Enhancing and developing programs to support women faculty through mentoring, career advising, and education
- Advocating for women faculty in areas of professional and personal need including direct and indirect support for work/life integration
- Institute educational programs and awareness on implicit bias and means to counter it
- Actively working to sponsor the next generation of women in medicine and science
Committee on Women in Medicine and Science Members 2021-2022
| Alice Ellyson Acting Assistant Professor, Pediatrics | Mimi Cabrera (Chair) Associate Professor, Ophthalmology |
| Anne Slater Associate Professor, Pediatrics | Monique Mogensen Assistant Professor, Radiology |
| Bonnie Lau Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology | Nisha Bansal Associate Professor, Medicine |
| Bukola Ojo Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine | Sarah Geneser Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology |
| Deepti Reddi Acting Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology | Shannon Oda Assistant Professor, Pediatrics |
| Jeanne Cawse-Lucas Associate Professor, Family Medicine | Shannon Simmons Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences |
| Jennifer Best Associate Professor, Medicine | Smita Yadav Assistant Professor, Pharmacology |
| Jennifer Yu Associate Professor, Ophthalmology | Stephanie Page Professor, Medicine |
| Kari Nelson Professor, Medicine | Sujatha Buddhe Associate Professor, Pediatrics |
| Katherine DeNiro Acting Assistant Professor, Medicine | Suzette Sutherland Associate Professor, Urology |
| Lara Oyetunji Assistant Professor, Surgery | Trish Kritek Professor, Medicine |
| Leah Yoke Physician Assistant, Medicine | Wei Wu Senior Research Fellow, Radiology |
Highlights and Recognitions
Drs. Kristine Calhoun and Judith Pauwels both received the annual Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty. This award recognizes faculty members who are creating the next generation of leaders and mentors.
Researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences / National Academy of Sciences New Members
2021Five faculty members and one affiliate professor, including three School of Medicine department faculty, at the University of Washington are among 120 new members and 30 international members elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Mary-Claire King, PhD: 2021 Gairdner Award
We have collated dozens of highlights from our amazing women faculty members across departments in the School of Medicine.
You may read through them here.
Congratulations to the outstanding @AbbyRosenbergMD for winning the junior faculty Award for Excellence in #Mentoring Women Faculty! You have set an amazing example and we thank you for your dedication to so many women faculty. @UWMedicine
A well-earned honor and huge congratulations to @TonyaPalermo for this award. Thank you for all of the work you have done in your career to mentor our women faculty!
Congratulations to our own @TonyaPalermo for being named the senior faculty recipient of the Excellence in Monitoring Women Faculty Award @UWMedicine. We can not think of a better choice as Dr. Palermo is such a fantastic role model as a clinician-scientist, teacher and mentor!
Looking to develop your teaching presence? Want tips on how to #teach large groups? Learn essentials from the outstanding Dr. Margaret Isaac in our latest Thrivecast episode @UWMedicine @pkritek #MedEd #WomenInMedicine #WomenInScience https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/thrivecast-podcast/
In case no one else tells you this week,
You are enough.
You belong here.
You have nothing to prove.
Now - carry on doing exactly what you came here to do. 👏🏾
#MondayMotivation
Childcare stipends are being offered for postdoc and doctoral fellows from the NIH - please share with your colleagues! #WomenInScience
NIH announcing stipends for childcare for doctoral and postdoc fellows. This is an important step. When I was a postdoc, I paid more for childcare than I made. For many many years. That is hard to justify, and is a real reason why women leave academia. https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2021/10/08/announcement-of-childcare-costs-for-ruth-l-kirschstein-national-research-service-award-institutional-research-training-awards/
Sponsored Programs and Awards
AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
Each year, the Dean’s Committee on Women in Medicine and Science sponsors two early career women faculty members to attend this program.
AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
Each year, the Dean’s Committee on Women in Medicine and Science sponsors one mid-career woman faculty member to attend this program.
Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty
Each year, the Dean’s Standing Committee on Women in Medicine and Science presents the UW Medicine Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty.