USU GWIMS

Tomorrow, Wednesday May 1st, we are hosting a panel about Family Planning and having children while in medical school. Come hear from our fellow students and graduates who have experience and helpful tips! Please join us in person on campus, or reach out for the video call link!

Please join us today for our seminar with Dr. Haischer-Rollo! Comment, message, or email us at [email protected] for the link. Hope to see you there!

Join us today for our September Seminar! Message us or email [email protected] for the link! Hope to see you there!

Please join us for our virtual Auguts Seminar, featuring Dr. Lisa Harris. Message us for the Zoom link! We hope to see you there!

Today we mark the 75th anniversary of women serving in the Regular Navy. On June 12, 1948, President Harry S Truman signed the Armed Services Integration Act into law. This landmark legislation granted all service women the chance to serve in the regular military. In the Navy, prior to this date, only members of the Nurse Corps held active-duty status—all others held reserve status as WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Among the first Navy medical women selected for transfer into the Regular Navy in 1948 were:
Hospital Corps:
HM1 Ruth Flora (First non-Navy nurse to serve in regular Navy)
Medical Corps:
Lt. Cmdr. Frances Willoughby
Lt. Gioconda Saraniero
Medical Service Corps:
Lt. Cmdr. Margaret Diehm
Lt. Cmdr. Mildred Lewis
Lt. Cmdr. Mary Sproul
Lt. Mary Keener
Lt. Margaret Stirewalt
Lt. Paula Towle
Lt. (j.g.) Maria Aquino
Lt. (j.g.) Elizabeth Reeves
Ens. Virginia Eager

Join us today to hear from Dr. Maranich on the Importance of Networking! Message or email us for the link!

Capt. Kim Davis recently turned over command of Naval Medical Center San Diego to Capt. Elizabeth Adriano. Read more about these impressive USUHS Alumni below!

NMRTC San Diego Holds Change of Command Capt. Kim Davis turns over command of NMRTC San Diego to Capt. Elizabeth Adriano June 5, 2023.

Join us June 12th at 1400 at the Military Women's Memorial for Women Veterans Recognition Day! Tickets available here:

Women Veterans Recognition Day Celebration at the Military Women's Memorial Celebrate with us at Military Women's Memorial!

This month we'll be posting introductions of our current Executive Board members!

Nicole Barrows- Co-President
Branch: Air Force

Nicole was raised on the central coast of California and has a passion for sports especially soccer. At USC, Nicole walked-on to the D1 Women’s Soccer team. She also joined a sorority and won the Helen of Troy award in 2013, recognition given to the best all-around female athlete in the Greek system.

After undergrad, Nicole worked in ophthalmology for seven years, during which she completed a Masters of Global Medicine from USC. There she was selected for programs in both Panama and Malaysia. Most recently in ophthalmology, she was a Director of Field Operations. In this role, Nicole was responsible for all aspects of running six busy ophthalmology/optometry clinics including scheduling, liaison between staff and physicians, patient experience, personnel management, financial and business strategy.

Nicole is currently finishing her first year of Medical School here are the Uniformed Services University.

Guest speaker TODAY from 1200-1300 on zoom! Check your email for the link or message us to get access

This USUHS grad is the first and only female of 10 Air Force pilot-physicians. Read a little about her story here!

37 AS pilot-physician paves way for women in aviation Learn more about U.S. Air Force Maj. Sandra Salzman, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot-physician, and how she became the first and only woman of 10 pilot-physicians in the Air Force.

Today is International Women’s Day! The theme this year is . The Health Mission of IWD is: To assist women to be in a position of power to make informed decisions about their health. Check out the website for more information and ways to get involved! https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

USU Faculty Member Wins 2023 Award for the Advancement of Women Physicians in Military Medicine The Pulse: the online source for news and updates from the Uniformed Services University

Thank you to women physicians across the Military Health System whose intelligence, determination, and compassion save lives every day. These women ensure both the health of our service members and the strength of our military's readiness.

USU, Canadian Armed Forces Host Military Women’s Health Workshop The Pulse: the online source for news and updates from the Uniformed Services University

Our second Mentor/Mentee Speed Matching Event will be held tomorrow, Thursday, 23 June at 1200-1400 in the Small Dining Room. If you or someone you know would like to take this opportunity to volunteer as a mentor or find a mentor, we formally invite you to join us!

Food and refreshments will be provided! This is open to all USU or Walter Reed faculty and staff as well as students from all programs! We are hoping to get a large breadth of experience in mentors to engage with our students who have a wide range of interests!

If you are available to join us, please take a few minutes to fill out our Information sheet so that we can have an accurate number of participants to match!

https://forms.gle/8tJfsqYjZnMDXbZt5

Please join us for our February USU GWIMS seminar on 15 FEB 1200-1300 with Dr. Maureen Farrell!

Please join us for the USU GWIMS April Seminar on April 21st 2021 1200-1300 via Zoom with CDR Francesca Cimino MD, FAAFP & COL Catherine Kimball-Eayrs MD, FAAP, IBCLC on Normalizing Parenthood in the Workplace: The Challenge of the Ps - Pregnancy and Postpartum!