WiSA members have curated a list of resources they have enjoyed. Please contact any of our committee members if you would like further suggestions.
- Building My Village: A Woman's Guide Through a Career in Medicine was authored by Loma Linda University School of Medicine faculty members to address unique challenges and benefits of being a woman physician.
- The following organizations provide free or greatly reduced memberships to trainees:
- APDS Toolkit
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- Sticky floors and glass ceilings Association for Academic Surgery presidential address by Caprice Greenburg MD, MPH
- Why we have too few women leaders TED Talk by Sheryl Sandberg
- Why Women Still Can't Have It All The Atlantic article by Anne-Marie Slaughter
- Individual research grants:
- Association of Women Surgeons
- $20,000 for basic science or clinical research by a woman surgeon member
- Giambalvo Research Grant for the Advancement of Women by the AMA
- $10,000 for research advancing the study of women in the medical profession
- AATS Foundation WTS Mid-Career Investigator Award
- Mid-career cardiothoracic surgeon scientist
- WIO Endowment Grant
- Otolaryngologists researching career development, work/life balance, leadership, or education
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Up to $5,000 for projects that foster diversity within ASA through mentorship
- Society for Cardiovascular anesthesiologists
- Multiple grants at different career levels for research projects
- Society of Women in Urology
- Several grants/scholarships for research including research in robotics
- Association of Women Surgeons
- Societies with resource pages including mentorship
- Association of Women Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons - Women in Surgery Committee
- Conferences
- Association of Women Surgeons has an annual conference in October
- Society of Women in Urology has a conference in January