AGA - American Gastroenterological Association Inc.

06/05/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/05/2024 00:50

An inspiring weekend in LA with women in GI

AGA is proud to support women in gastroenterology by offering opportunities for career and professional development as a part of our framework to advance gender equity in gastroenterology.

To support these efforts, we've been bringing together women in GI across the country all year for regional workshops.

We've now hosted half our workshops for 2024!

The most recent workshop was held at the University of California, Los Angeles, where 50 women in academia and private practice from all career stages heard from women leaders who facilitated conversations about topics most relevant to their personal and professional development, including:

  • Negotiation in the workplace

  • Strategies for successful career transitions

  • Financial fitness

  • Wellness strategies

  • The power of advocacy and networking

Thank you to Western workshop course directors, Drs. Lin Chang, Monina Pascua and Amanda Krause for their thoughtful planning and programming, which made the weekend a success.

A special thanks to the more than 150 women in the Northeast, Midwest and West who've participated in this year's regional workshops so far. We look forward to identifying more opportunities to support the growth of women in GI.

View a photo gallery and social recap of the Western regional workshop below.

Great talk at ⁦@AmerGastroAssn⁩ Women in GI western workshop from my wonderful former ⁦@UCSDHealthSci⁩ colleague Heather Patton. So many words of wisdom. pic.twitter.com/gtiqJlweu9

- Dr. Kim E. Barrett (@DrKimEBarrett) April 27, 2024

Informative talk by @sreynoldsmd at the @AmerGastroAssn Western Women in GI Regional Wkshop: Negotiation

☑️power is always present in a negotiation
☑️information power is attainable- GATHER it!
☑️don't be the first to mention money
☑️take note of each deal point- get a lawyer pic.twitter.com/DhXaai0OFq

- Anoushka Dua, MD (@anoushkaduaMD) April 27, 2024

@drfolamay ending the @AmerGastroAssn Western in GI Workshop w/ #advocacy and #networking - had me in of inspiration!
My biggest takeaway: find your purpose within the intersection of what you ❤️/are good at/can be for/what the needs - & advocate for it and yourself. pic.twitter.com/4nkvCAQsFr

- Anoushka Dua, MD (@anoushkaduaMD) April 27, 2024

Absolutely loved this @AmerGastroAssn workshop!!
How lucky I am to be surrounded by such inspirational #WomenInGIpic.twitter.com/mzB5vJFlgX

- Janice Oh, MD (@JaniceOhMD) April 28, 2024

Haven't had a chance to attend a workshop yet? There's still three more to come!

Join us in-person or virtually for our remaining workshops.

Rocky Mountain West

Colorado Springs, CO
The Lodge at Flying Horse
Sept. 6-7, 2024

Southwest

University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Sept. 13-14, 2024

Southeast

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Nov. 2-3, 2024