1. The Office of Women in Medicine and Science
OWIMS
The Office of Women in Medicine and Science
Research Activities
Presented by: Carol Shively, PhD, Director Janet Tooze, PhD. Work-Life Integration Subcommittee Suzanne Danhauer, PhD, Associate Director

2. The WIMS Standing Committee is divided into 3 subcommittees
OWIMS Overview
Vision: An equitable workplace sensitive to the needs of women & families
The WIMS Standing Committee is divided into 3 subcommittees
Missions:
Work-Life Integration Subcommittee
Develop, promote, & support a nurturing environment for women faculty and trainees
Career Development Subcommittee
Facilitate recruitment, retention, professional development, & promotion of women
Research & Education Subcommittee
Promote the understanding of gender-focused medicine & women’s health

3. OWIMS Research Activities
Carol Shively-
Impact of the Mentoring Program - Career Development Subcommittee
Women’s Health Research Day - Research and Education Subcommittee
Research Internship Program - Research and Education Subcommittee
BIRCWH - Research and Education Subcommittee
Janet Tooze-
Work-Life Balance Survey
Suzanne Danhauer-
Impact of the OWIMS Career Development Program

4. Impact of the Women’s Junior Faculty Mentoring Program
Problem: Recently appointed women faculty face challenges which negatively impact retention & promotion
Response: We created a mentoring program to counter these challenges
Impact Assessment: We analyzed mentor- mentee paired-data collected by annual survey
Results: 470 responses received from 83 mentees & 91 mentors
Top topics discussed: Career development, research and promotion
Mentors and mentees reported
Conversations were helpful
Both benefitted
Unexpected outcomes:
Grant applications/awards
Manuscripts
Presentations
Professional memberships
Take Home→ Findings demonstrate the value in establishing mentoring programs specifically for women faculty
Manuscript submitted describing these results
*WFSM

5. Women’s Health Research Day
2017 Women’s Health and Sex Differences
Research Day
The Gender Gap: Pain and Addiction
April 6, 8:00 am-3:00pm
Bowman Gray Center for Medical Education, Downtown
Keynote Speaker: Jill Becker, PhD
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry; University of Michigan
Plenary Address: Charles Carlson, PhD, ABPP
Robert H. & Anna B. Culton Endowed Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky
Poster Session with awards for students
Cosponsored by: Anesthesiology, Center for Substance Abuse and Addiction, CTSI, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pathology, Physiology & Pharmacology, Social Sciences & Health Policy
2018 Women’s Health and Sex Differences
Research Day
Translational Approaches to Cardiometabolic Syndrome in Women
April 11th, 8am-4pm
Medical Center, Commons
Keynote Speaker: Frank Mauvais-Jarvis, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Tulane University
Keynote Speaker: Samar R. El Khoudary, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Epidemiology, U. of Pittsburgh
 Poster Session with awards for students
Cosponsored by: Alzheimer’s Center, Anesthesiology, Comparative Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pathology, Physiology & Pharmacology, Social Sciences & Health Policy, Sticht Center
Annual event

6. Education Programs to Promote Women’s Health Research
Research Internships Program
Providing free hands to work on research projects
While shaping young women’s health researchers
If you have a Women’s Health /sec Differnences project a bright motivated UG could work on please contact
We’re Planning for a BIRCWH Application
75% support for 3 years for young faculty to develop a research program in women’s health

7. OWIMS Research Activities
Carol Shively-
Impact of the Mentoring Program Career Development Subcommittee
Women’s Health Research Day-Research and Education Subcommittee
Research Internship Program- Research and Education Subcommittee
BIRCWH- Research and Education Subcommittee
Janet Tooze-
Work-Life Balance Survey
Suzanne Danhauer-
Impact of the OWIMS Career Development Program