Women and Girls in Science Symposium set for Feb. 11

The McGovern Medical School Women Faculty Forum invites all students and employees in the Texas Medical Center to a virtual edition its fourth annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science Symposium Feb. 11 from 4:30-6 p.m.

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science was established by the United Nations in 2015 and is recognized around the world. The event provides an opportunity for health care professionals and trainees to celebrate successful women in academia.

The 2022 keynote speaker is Toi Harris, MD, associate provost of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & Student and Trainee Services, and a professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences, pediatrics, and family and community medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Harris also serves as the chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Women in Medicine and Science.

The symposium will also highlight accomplished McGovern Medical School faculty including:

Mandy Hill, DrPH, MPH
Associate Professor and Director of Population Health
Department of Emergency Medicine

Patricia Butler
Professor Emerita
Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

To register for the event, please visit the Webex event page.

How to join the Webex:
Webinar Number: 2620 841 6338
Webinar Password: WFF1 (9331 from phones)

Join by Phone: +1-415-655-0001 or 1-844-621-3956 (Toll Free)
Access Code 2620 841 6338

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