Women in AMIA Working Group

Welcome to the Women in AMIA Working Group Community!

Women in AMIA Committee

Facilitates discussion and initiatives to grow opportunities for women in AMIA supporting the organizational vision that AMIA prospers through diverse members who are supported and empowered to reach their career goals. The Women in AMIA supports a network of subcommittees working on specific initiatives identified as high-priority by the Board in the strategic plan.

Co-Chairs

WIA Steering Committee - Ece Uzun and Xia Jing

Awards and Leadership Subcommittee - Donghua Tao and Nicole Guevara

Career Advancement Subcommittee - Holly Urban and Tania Tajirian 

Networking/Mentoring and Life Cycle Subcommittee - Navya Martin Kollapally and Yiye Zhang

Mentoring event organizer - Polina Kukhareva

First Look Program (prior Pathways) - Sripriya (Priya) Rajamani and Karmen Williams

What this forum is for:

• Comments/questions/discussions on topics related to women/diversity in the workforce
• Announcing award/nominations
• Articles/links of interest for women (and diversity more generally) in STEM/academia/workforce/etc.
• Bringing attention to jobs that have been posted to AMIA jobs page
• Moderator-enabled anonymous postings, for sensitive topics of advice seeking

What this forum is NOT for:

• Scientific discussions (more appropriate for other groups)
• Criticism or promulgating of any gender stereotype

AMIA is committed to efforts, communications and actions that demonstrate AMIA’s commitment to diversity regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identify, race, religion, political beliefs, or sexual orientation.