Women in Thyroidology (WIT) Semi-annual Newsletter SPRING 2017

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Women in Thyroidology (WIT)
Semi-annual Newsletter SPRING 2017

Women in Thyroidology

MISSION OF WIT

  1. Recruit and retain more women ATA members.
    • More than 50% of graduating medical students and about 50% of endocrine fellows are women, 37% of ATA members are women (up from 10% in 2002).
    • Actively recruit women and mentor new women members to promote collegiality, network scientifically and socially, and encourage progressing to Active Membership.
  2. Increase women's visibility within ATA.
    • Nominate more qualified women to committee and leadership positions.
    • Encourage and promote the nomination of more women for ATA awards.
    • Suggest the names of women to participate in the annual meeting scientific program.
  3. Better address women's thyroid health topics at ATA and other meetings.
    • Increase coverage of autoimmune thyroid disease, maternal hypothyroidism, and thyroid disease and obesity.
  4. Engage Women in Thyroidology in technology to promote professional and personal interaction.

WIT TASKFORCE MEMBERS 2016—2017

PRESIDENT
Honey V. Reddi, PhD, FACMG

MEMBERS
Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, FACS
Sheue-yann Cheng, PhD
Melanie Goldfarb, MD, MS, FACS, FACE
Whitney S. Goldner, MD
Sissy Jhiang, PhD
Stephanie L Lee, MD, PhD
Kristen R. Vella, PhD

ATA STAFF
Sharlene Cano
Director, Publications & Membership
Danielle Waldman
Membership & Development Specialist

 

President's Corner

The Women in Thyroidology (WIT) group of the ATA is celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of a special initiative begun in 2002 to increase participation by women in our wonderful society. Since then the WIT has made significant strides in increasing women membership in the ATA, established the WIT Woman of the Year award in recognition of those who strive to selflessly fulfill the mission of WIT and also plays an integral role in mentoring of women trainees.

The women in our Association are leaders in thyroidology and eager to serve as mentors for new members. We would like to encourage women scientists and physicians to participate in the camaraderie and benefits offered by our Association, including the WIT taskforce. The ATA thrives on close ties among members and more so a collegial atmosphere at the annual meeting. If you are new to the ATA, you will find this meeting to be one of warmth and collegiality; we hope that this is the first of many ATA meetings that you will attend.

See you in October!

WIT Woman of the Year

Women in Thyroidology (WIT) elects a Woman of the Year who is announced during the Women in Thyroidology yearly gathering held at the Annual Meeting of the ATA.

The Woman of the Year is selected based on her long-standing commitment to the ATA and to the advancement of women both within the organization and in the thyroid field. The nominees need not have been recognized for their academic or clinical contributions.

We are pleased to have recognized the following women for their outstanding commitment to mentoring and advancing Women in Thyroidology:

2012 – Carole A. Spencer, PhD
2013 – Virginia D. Sarapura, MD
2014 – Rebecca S. Bahn, MD
2015 – Stephanie Lee, MD, PhD
2016 – M. Carol Greenlee, MD
2017 – Submit your nominations by August 1st

We invite you to nominate your female colleagues for the 2017 WIT Woman of the Year Award - Please submit your nominations to this online form by August 1st.

Please join us on Thursday, October 19th 7:00 AM at the Women in Thyroidology Networking Meeting during the 87th Annual Meeting of the ATA in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Join the Women in Thyroidology Community to promote professional and personal interaction with your colleagues in the American Thyroid Association(ATA)!

  • Connect with other women
  • Post topics for discussion
  • Find female roommates for the annual meeting in Victoria, BC, Canada, October18-22, 2017

Sign up for the WIT Community here https://viewdata.thyroid.org/atawomeninthyroidology through ATA Members Only and click the "Follow Community" button to subscribe. We encourage you get the conversation going by adding new topics for discussion (click on "Add Discussion Forum" ).

Women in Thyroidology (WIT)
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Annual WIT Meeting

Save the date and time:
Thursday
10/19/2017
7:00-8:00 AM

87th Annual Meeting of the ATA