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President ELLEN SEELY, MD Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School
Secretary-Treasurer JINGJING KIPP, PhD Department of Biological Sciences DePaul University
Nominating Committee ANN E. TAYLOR, MD
Program Committee SHANNON WHIRLEDGE, PhD MSC Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences Yale University School of Medicine Development Committee MELANIE SCHORR HAINES, MD Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School
Mentoring Committee GAYATHRI DEVI, PhD Departments of Surgery, Pathology Duke Cancer Institute Duke University School of Medicine
Awards Committee JENNIFER W. HILL, PhD Dept. of Physiology & Pharmacology Dept of Obstetrics-Gynecology U. of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences
Membership Committee KATHERINE BACHMANN, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Communications Committee FREDERIQUE RUF ZAMOJSKI, PhD Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA Frederique.Ruf-Zamojski@cshs.org | NEWSLETTER Quarter 3 2024
September 17, 2024
Dear Women in Endocrinology Members,
We are looking forward with excitement to ENDO 2025 where WE will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Be sure to visit our website to learn about programming for the San Francisco meeting to be held July 12-15, as well as upcoming due dates for WE award nominations.
In preparation for our 50th anniversary celebration, each newsletter will provide some information about an aspect WE history:
Women in Endocrinology (WE) was founded in 1975. Dr. Neena Schwartz, a co-founder of WE and founder of the Program for Reproductive Research at Northwestern University, described the start of WE in her autobiography "A Lab of My Own” (Brill/Rodopi, 2010). A primary goal of WE was to increase the number of women in leadership positions within the Endocrine Society. At that time, Neena wrote “Only one woman on the ES council (of nine); none were on either the nominating or finance committees, or on the awards or long-range planning committees. No women had been elected to the presidency or to the position of secretary-treasurer. “This led to the formation of a nominating committee in WE. Due to Neena, WE, its nominating committee and others, women are now well represented in leadership positions in the Endocrine Society. WE has expanded its nominations beyond leadership positions and plays an important role in nominating women for Endocrine Society Awards. Other functions of WE indicated by Neena were to publish a newsletter, host a website, host an annual dinner program, provide travel awards and act as career mentors.
WE has continued with the mission and goals expressed by Neena. Although women are now represented in Endocrine Society leadership, many still struggle with obtaining leadership positions at our home institutions. There is still work to be done! What functions do you think WE should serve? Please use our forum on the website (https://www.women-in-endo.org/) or email (WIE@wildapricot.or) to share your ideas.
Best, Ellen |
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The NOMINATING COMMITTEE is pleased to announce the ENDO 2025 Laureate Awardees (below), which includes recognition for some of the past and present WE leadership team members! Please reach out to Ann (taylorae@live.com) with ideas for future nominations!
JoAnn Manson, M.D., Ph.D. – Outstanding Clinical Investigator Award
Whitney Woodmansee, M.D. – Vigersky Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award
Alice Levine, M.D. – Outstanding Educator Award
Ilene Fennoy, M.D., M.P.H. – Outstanding Leadership in Endocrinology Award.
Ellen Seely, M.D. – Outstanding Mentor Award
Barbara Kahn, M.D. – Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research.
Lori Raetzman, Ph.D. – Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Award
The PROGRAM COMMITTEE is looking for a speaker for ENDO 2025 from the San Francisco area or who will be traveling to ENDO 2025. Please send suggestions to Shannon Whirledge (Shannon.Whirledge@yale.edu).
After a fantastic 2024 Women in Endocrinology Annual Meeting, the DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE is re-energized and has plans in place to increase sponsorship so that WE can continue to deliver an excellent annual meeting. We are pleased to welcome Rona Carroll, PhD (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MA), Mollie O’Connor, MD (NYU Grossmand School of Medicine, NY) and Daryl Selen, MD (Alpert Medical School of Brown University, RI) as new committee members.
The MENTORING COMMITTEE is seeking your feedback! Please consider taking this short survey related to leadership growth and training needs:
The AWARDS COMMITTEE is looking for new committee members. Please contact Jennifer Hill if you are interested in joining! (JenniferW.Hill@utoledo.edu)
The MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE is excited for the year ahead! We have been brainstorming additional ways to engage our membership. During the next few months, we plan to request feedback from you all on what opportunities you would find most valuable (e.g., networking opportunities, virtual lectures/small groups on topics including career development and work-life balance). We thank Mabel Toribio for her leadership of the WE Membership Committee over the past few years and appreciate her staying on this coming year as our new Chair, Katherine Bachmann, gets settled in her role. We are fortunate to have Natalie Shaw and Sumy Thomas remaining on our committee as well. We welcome new members, so please contact Katherine (kneubecker@gmail.com) if you are interested in joining the Membership Committee!
The COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE welcomes Emily Yuan, MD (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MA) as a new member. She has started a new WE Instagram account. Please send suggestions for posting and follow us @womeninendocrinology for latest updates, award deadlines, and upcoming events.
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