Women Physicians Section

MSMA: Women Physicians Section

Welcome to the Women Physicians Section
The formation of the MSMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) was approved unanimously at the 2019 MSMA Annual Convention. All female MSMA members are welcome to participate in the Section’s activities.
-Joanne Loethen, MD, Kansas City, Women Physicians Section Chair, MSMA Member since 2016

Women Physicians Section Officers
Joanne Loethen, MD, Kansas City – Chair
Tammara Goldschmidt, MD, Ballwin – Vice Chair
Shanice Robinson, MD, Kansas City – Secretary/Treasurer
Joanne Loethen, MD, Kansas City – Councilor 2023
Tammara Goldschmidt, MD, Ballwin – Vice Councilor 2023

CONTACT: Heidi Sutherland at heidi@msma.org

#WomenForWomenMO

WPS’ social media campaign is for Missouri’s women physicians to promote achievement, advancement, and leadership.

Follow the WPS Twitter (https://twitter.com/WPSmsma), as we post self- and colleague submissions for recent accomplishments of Missouri’s women physicians.

How it works

Nominate/submit yourself or a female colleague for a recent accomplishment, promotion, journal publication, leadership position, etc., using this Google form.
MSMA will post each submission to feature the accomplishments of our members and all women physicians of Missouri.
As women are featured, they’ll be alerted to the feature and be requested to submit a name and accomplishment of a fellow colleague or acquaintance. This submission can then be used as a future feature to build a catalog of accomplishments.

Share the Google form with your colleagues and other WIMs groups to start submitting. We’d love to have an over-abundance of submissions to start off September. Follow us on the following social media sites. Like, love, retweet, and repost anything we share. We are still building our social media presence, follow us and stay tuned!

Twitter: @WPSmsma (https://twitter.com/WPSmsma)
Facebook: MSMA WPS (https://www.facebook.com/WPSmsma)
Instagram: @wpsmsma (https://www.instagram.com/wpsmsma/)

Hear What These #WomenInMedicine Say About WPS and MSMA Membership

Joanne Loethen, MD, on WPS Sarah Florio, MD, on Membership Ramona Behshad, MD, on Legislative Wins

Participate in MSMA's Physician of the Day Program

From left, MSMA Physician of the Day volunteers have included Jennifer Allen, MD; Tamara Goldschmidt, MD; and Lauren Umstattd, MD.

Making News

Female Surgeons Are Still Treated as Second-Class Citizens, from Scientific American
Camaraderie Plus Leadership Training Equals Wellness for These Women in Neurology, from Neurology Today
Being a Doctor is Hard. It's Harder for Women, from New York Times
When the Surgeon is a Mom, from New York Times
The Majority of U.S. Medical Students Are Now Women, from Association of American Medical Colleges
Click here to access the online library for MSMA's peer-reviewed medical journal, Missouri Medicine.

MSMA Bylaws - WPS

Chapter XIII. Women Physicians Section
Section 1. Membership. Membership in the Section shall be limited to Missouri State Medical Association members who are female.

Section 2. Governing Council. There shall be a Governing Council of the Women Physicians Section to direct programs and activities of the Section, subject to approval of the MSMA Council.

Section 3. Members of the Governing Council. There shall be eight voting members of the Governing Council, consisting of the Officers, Delegate, Alternate Delegate, Councilor, and Vice Councilor elected at the business meeting of the Section.

(a.) Officers. The Officers of the Section shall be elected annually and have the following duties and responsibilities.
(b.) Chair. The Chair shall preside at the business meetings of the Section and at the meetings of the Governing Council.
(c.) Vice Chair. The Vice Chair shall assist the Chair and preside in the absence of the Chair or at her request.
(d.) Secretary/Treasurer. The Secretary/Treasurer shall maintain such records and accounts as be necessary or advisable for the conduct of the activities of the Section.
(e.) Immediate Past Chair. To serve as an Officer of the Section.
(f.) Delegate and Alternate Delegate. The Delegate and Alternate Delegate shall represent the Section in the MSMA House of Delegates. The Delegate and Alternate Delegate shall be elected in alternate years.
(g.) Councilor and Vice Councilor. The Councilor and Vice Councilor shall represent the Section on the MSMA Council.
(h.) The Section shall elect Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the AMA Women Physicians Section.

Section 4. Term. Governing Council members, including Councilor and Vice Councilor, shall serve two year terms, beginning at the conclusion of the Annual Convention at which they were elected.

Section 5. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring on the Governing Council will be filled at the next business meeting of the Section.

Section 6. There shall be a meeting of members of the Section held prior to each Annual Convention of the MSMA House of Delegates.

Section 7. Representative to the Section Meeting. The annual meeting of the Section shall be open to any member of the Women Physicians Section.

Section 8. Purpose of the business meeting. The purpose of the business meeting shall be:

(a.) To hear such reports as may be appropriate.
(b.) To consider and vote upon such matters as may properly come before the meeting.
(c.) To adopt resolutions for submission by the Section to the MSMA House of Delegates.
(d.) To elect a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, Delegate, Alternate Delegate, Councilor, and Vice Councilor.
(e.) To conduct such business as may properly come before the meeting.