Spring Semester 2020 Events
JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2020 EVENTS
Jan. 25 – AMWA Region 3 Conference
- If you attend, you will receive 4 member points
Feb. 7 – Elite Pan-American Marathoner Samantha Roecker, MSc, BSN, RN
Feb. 17 – Orthopaedic Surgeon Steve Schutzer, MD
Feb. 19 – Dr. Judith McKenzie, MD, MPH (Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Feb. 27 – Alliance of Minority Physicians Panel
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MARCH 2020 EVENTS
Throughout March – Fundraising for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of UPenn
- Link to donate: https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR/RelayForLife/RFLCY20NER?team_id=2515344&pg=team&fr_id=96931
Mar. 25 – Women in STEM (VPUL Event, Hall of Flags)
Mar. 26 – Dr. Andrea Tooley, MD (Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow)
March 26-29 – 105th AMWA Annual Meeting — Indianapolis, IN
- More information: https://www.amwa-doc.org/amwa105/
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APRIL 2020 EVENTS
Throughout April – Period Poverty Project (collecting menstrual products for women in underserved communities)
April 3 – “No More Secrets” – Learning about Period Poverty
April 3 – American Cancer Society Relay For Life
April 7 – Med School Application Workshop (MD and DO)
April 22 – Current Events in Medicine
- Write a short summary of a current event of your choice. Can be anything (global policy, biotech, health care laws, cancer research, etc.)
- You will receive TWO event points for presenting!
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Fall Semester 2019 Events
SEPTEMBER 2019 EVENTS
Sept. 7 – Delaware River Cleanup
- Attendees received 4 volunteering points
Sept. 13 – Puneet, “Kaur Beauty” (medical student and aspiring dermatologist)
Sept. 20 – PFWH Social
Sept. 27 – Dr. Diana Hoppe (Top Ob/Gyn in San Diego, CA, and founder of Pacific Coast Women’s Health) https://drdianahoppe.com/
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OCTOBER 2019 EVENTS
Oct. 1 – Current Events in Medicine
- Write a short summary of a current event of your choice. Can be anything (global policy, biotech, health care laws, cancer research, etc.)
- You will receive TWO event points for presenting!
Oct. 9 – Maria Ferzola (CEO of TEACH)
Oct. 21 – Dr. Joseph Zorc (Bioethics)
Oct. 25 – Research Symposium
- “60 Seconds Science”
- If you want to present a poster, start preparing now!
- Sign-up form will be emailed closer to the event
Oct. 27 – Card-making for patients at the VA Hospital & CHOP (Thanksgiving cards)
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NOVEMBER 2019 EVENTS
Nov. 1-22 – Winter Clothing Drive for Veterans (Hats, Gloves, and Scarves)
Nov. 1 – Beautycounter (Skincare reform)
Nov. 3 – Eagles Game with Veterans
- Eagles vs. Chicago Bears
- 1 pm at the Snyder House
- Only 6-10 members can attend (if you want to attend, let us know ASAP)
Nov. 6 – Dr. Zarina Ali (Pennsylvania Hospital’s 1st female neurosurgeon)
Nov. 14 – Dr. Nicole Lurie (Global Health & Policy)
Nov. 15 – Jacob Glickman (Intro to Trans Care)
Nov. 17 – Card-making for patients at the VA Hospital & CHOP (Holiday cards)
Nov. 22 – Oncology Panel
Nov. 23 – Cobbs Creek Cleanup
- If you attend, you will receive 4 volunteering points