awsm events

2023-2024 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 | 2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017
2015-2016 | 2014-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010

2023 - 2024

Coffee Chat with AWSM Advisors, Wed, Feb 21, 10:00 am, 11-146 Smilow
Holiday Party, December 14, 6:00 pm
Join us to unwind, celebrate the end of the year, and spend some time with friends across the MSTP! We look forward to catching up!
AWSM Welcome Dinner, October 16, 5:00 pm
Join us for a welcome dinner for women MSTPs! Come meet students from all years of the MSTP, as well as women faculty at Penn and CHOP. We’ll do some introductions, and do some brainstorming about AWSM events for the rest of the semester and year, all over dinner!
Coffee & Conversation with visiting MSTP alum Jing Hughes, October 9, 2:10 pm, 514 JMEC
Join us for a conversation with MSTP alum Dr. Jing Hughes! Dr. Hughes is currently an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. She studies cilial action in diabetes, particularly in islet cells. She is also active in patient care and has participated in clinical trials for drugs in type 1 diabetes. All students are welcome! Coffee and donuts will be available.

2022 - 2023

AWSM Tea & Cookies with Marcela Maus, June 23, 2:00 pm, 204 Stellar-Chance
AWSM Potluck, October 18, 6pm

2021 - 2022

PhD preliminary exam practice talks, July 7, 4:30 pm, JMEC: Rm. TBD
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 25, 3:45 pm, 515W JMEC
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 20, 10 am, 501 JMEC with refreshments
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 13, 10 am, 501 JMEC
F30 and F31 fellowships panel discussion, October 22, 4:00-5:00pm

2020 - 2021

PASH MD/PhD panel discussion (featuring MD/PhD students), May 11
Meeting with visiting faculty speaker Tamia Harris Tryon, MD, PhD, April 6
SNMA “Wine and Chill” panel discussing career paths of women physician-scientists with Aimee Payne, MD, PhD and Audrey John, MD, PhD, March 20
“Picture a Scientist” film screening and discussion with Sarah Henrickson, MD, PhD, Sunny Shin, PhD, and Aimee Payne, MD, PhD, November 18
F30 and F31 fellowships panel discussion, October 19
Donations made in the Fall to:
- Comegys Elementary School (in conjunction with the PSOM Health Science Education Group), which allowed 500 students to receive supplies for virtual school and access to the science curriculum platform and
- sponsor an annual Penn Medicine Anti-Oppression training (facilitated by the Black and Brown Workers Cooperative), organized with StORM, October

2019 - 2020

AWSM Potluck, January 22, 7pm, Maria Diaz Ortiz's home (inquire for location)
AWSM Holiday Party, December 16, 6:30 pm, 505 JMEC
F30 and F31 fellowships panel discussion, October 14, 12 pm, 251 BRB
AWSM Kickoff event, September 20, 6-9 pm, Cira Green

2018 - 2019

PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 28, 12 pm, 253 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 22, 12 pm, 253 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, April 26, 12:30 pm, 253 BRB
Breakfast with CRISPR pioneer Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna, April 29, 9:00 am, 302 CRB
Happy Hour with applicants at Penn Preview, April 12, 5:45 pm, 514 JMEC
"Lessons from the Emergency Room: Projecting Authority in Crisis Situations -- collaborative leadership development workshop with the Penn Emergency Medicine women's organization" Officially hosted by WWIB. March 2019
Panel discussion exploring leadership and careers in healthcare and biomedical sciences. Panelists include: Heather Steinman (PhD, MBA), the Executive Director of Technology Transfer and the VP of Business Development at the Wistar Institute; Dr. Dora Mitchell, the VP of Operations at Carisma Therapeutics; Linda Miller (PhD), the Senior Director of Strategic Planning at CHOP (and former Engagement Manager at McKinsey). February 2019
AWSM Potluck, January 16, 7pm
F30 and F31 fellowships panel discussion, October 12, 11 am, 251 BRB
Welcome social event, September 26, 6-9 pm, City Tap House
Planning meeting, September 12, 3 pm, 516 JMEC

2017 - 2018

PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 10, 12 pm, 252 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 8, 12 pm, 252 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 4, 12 pm, 252 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, April 23, 12:30 pm, 251 BRB
Happy Hour with applicants at Penn Preview, April 20, 6:30pm, 516 JMEC
Sarah-Jane Leslie, The Brilliance Trap: Genius and Gender, Jan 22, 5pm, Law Auditorium
Panel Discussion with upperclass (wo)men about writing an F30/F31 application (we will try to give some general advice and point out useful resources), October 9
Fall Potluck, September 29, 7pm
Planning meeting, September 11, 1 pm, BRB 801

2016 - 2017

6/01/17 at 12-1:30pm in BRB 253. Emma Lewis, IGG, PI: Mike Silverman & Sushila Toulmin, IGG, PI: Scott Hensley
5/25/17 at 12-1:30pm in BRB 253. Vanessa Dang, IGG, PI: Jorge Henao-Meija & Ruth Choa, IGG, PI: Taku Kambayashi
5/18/17 at 12-1pm in BRB 253. Linda Zhou, GCB, PI: Jennifer Cremins
Informal discussion with alum Dr. Catherine Wu, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard in Hem-Onc, Member of the Broad Institute and Founder/Scientific Advisory Board Member of Neon Therapeutics , May 11, 2:30pm, 253 BRB
Happy Hour with applicants at Penn Preview, April 20, 6:30pm, 515 JMEC
Penn Med, Penn Law & Wharton Women's Happy Hour: Mix and mingle with the women of Penn's other graduate schools, March 29, 5pm, Mad Mex
Anne Marie Slaughter on feminism in the age of Trump, March 17, 3 pm, Bodek Lounge in Houston Hall
Melissa Gilliam on challenging dominant narratives, March 15, 1 pm, JMEC Law Auditorium
Fall Potluck, November 3, 7pm
Dinner with Dr. Dianna Milewicz, September 27, 7pm, White Dog Cafe
Planning meeting, September 19, 4 pm, JMEC 516 E

2015 - 2016

PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 13, 12 pm, 253 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 6, 12 pm, 253 BRB
AWSM monthly brown bag lunch, May 5, 12-1pm, 516 JMEC
Discussion of “The Confidence Gap”, The Atlantic, 12-1:30 pm, 301 BRB
Happy Hour with applicants at Penn Preview, April 7, 6:30pm, 516 JMEC
AWSM outreach at Central High School, April 6
AWSM monthly brown bag lunch, April 6, 12-1pm, 516 JMEC
MSTP monthly event panel discussion co-sponsored by AWSM, Making a Successful Transition from Trainee to Junior Faculty, March 16, 5pm, Austrian Aud, CRB
AWSM monthly brown bag lunch, March 14, 12-1pm, 514 JMEC
AWSM outreach at Carver High School of Engineering and Science, March 14
AWSM monthly brown bag lunch, February 5, 12-1pm, 516 JMEC
“Talking Transitions” lunch, Dec 15, 12-1 pm, 514 JMEC
Discussion of JAMA article on gender differences in start-up packages, led by Alice Chen-Plotkin, MD & Josh Plotkin, PhD, along with Aimee Payne, MD, PhD, Nov 30, 3:00-5:00, 501 JMEC
Fall planning meeting, October 20, 5pm, 503 JMEC
Welcome potluck, September 18, 6:30pm

2014 - 2015

Informal discussion with alum Dr. Diane Krause, MD, PhD, Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Pathology and Cell Biology at Yale, May 19, 4:30pm, JMEC 505
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 15, 12pm, 501 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 8, 12pm, 1412 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 1, 12pm, 301 BRB
Happy Hour with applicants at Penn Preview, April 23, 6:30pm, 506E JMEC
AWSM Happy Hour at New Deck, February 13, 5pm
“Talking Transitions” lunch, Dec 10, 12-1 pm, 801 BRB
Fall Planning Meeting, November 17, 1pm, 801 BRB
Panel on MD/PhD programs for undergraduate women, November 10, 7pm, 111A Stemmler Hall
Lunch with Teresa Woodruff, PhD, Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director, Women’s Health Research Institute, Northwestern University, Oct 29, 1 pm
Welcome potluck, October 23, 6:30pm

2013 - 2014

PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 21, 1pm, 204 Stellar Chance
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 15, 12pm, 301 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 8, 12pm, 301 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, April 28, 3pm, 501 BRB
Happy Hour with applicants at Penn Preview, April 24, 6:30pm, 252 BRB
Informal discussion with alum Sujata Bhatia, MD, PhD, PE, Assistant Director for Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering, Harvard University, April 15, 4:30-5:30pm, 1412 BRB (POSTPONED)
Informal discussion with P. Kay Lund, PhD, Sarah Graham Kenan Professor in the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, April 9, 5 - 6:30pm, 901 BRB
University of Pittsburgh Women in Science and Medicine Association conference: Doctoral Directions: Innovating in Your Biomedical Career, April 4-5, Pittsburgh, PA
Informal discussion with alum Jeannie Lee, MD, PhD, Professor of Genetics and Pathology, Harvard Medical School, HHMI Investigator, April 2, 2:15-3:30pm (sponsored by the Penn Medicine Office of Development & Alumni Relations)
Chalk talk, March 4th, 12 - 1:00pm, 701 BRB
National Symposium for the Advancement of Women in STEM, Feb 21-22, Boston, MA
Informal discussion with Laurie Glimcher, MD, Dean of Weill Cornell Medical School, January 14, 10 - 11:00am, M162, JMB
"Talking Transitions" lunch, December 17, 12-1:30pm, 253 BRB
Fall Planning Meeting, October 14, 1pm
Welcome potluck, October 2, 6 pm

2012 - 2013

PhD preliminary exam practice talks, May 13, 3:30pm, 1101 BRB
PhD preliminary exam practice talks, April 29, 10am, Johnson Pavilion 150-154
Happy Hour with applicants at Penn Preview, April 25, 6:30pm, 252 BRB
Informal discussion with Susan Smyth, MD, PhD, MD-PhD Director and Chief of Cardiology, University of Kentucky, April 2, 11 - 11:30am, 1101 BRB
Informal discussion with Mignon Loh, MD, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at UCSF, February 5, 2:30 - 3:30pm, 1001 BRB
WMPSA Happy Hour at Distrito, January 14, 5pm
Dinner and discussion with AWSM: Triumphs and Pitfalls for Women Physician-scientists, December 6, 6 - 7pm, 251 BRB
Chalk talks, November 19, 12 - 1:30pm
Potluck and screening of documentary Miss Representation, October 13, 7pm
Welcome potluck, September 15, 7pm
Fall Planning Meeting, September 7, 1pm
WMPSA Happy Hour at New Deck, August 28, 5pm

2011 - 2012

Informal discussion with Susan Dymecki, MD, PhD, Professor of Genetics at Harvard, March 5, 5:15pm, 1101 BRB
WMPSA Happy Hour at Distrito, Tuesday, January 24, 5:30 - 7pm
WMPSA Women physician scientist panel event: "Triumphs and Pitfalls", Tuesday, January 10, 5:30 - 6:30pm, Student Lounge - 213 Stemmler Hall
PGWISE Discussion Event and Lunch: Is Science Gendered? December 14, 12-1:30pm, Penn Women's Center at 3643 Locust Walk
PGWISE bookclub: "A PhD is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science.", December 8, 6pm in 315 Levine and December 14, 5:30pm in 315 Levine
WMPSA Happy Hour at Tinto, December 6, 5pm-7pm
Penn Forum for Women Faculty Event: "Removing the Gender Hurdles that Hinder the Pace and Success of Women in Higher Education," led by Geraldine Richmond, November 17, 3:30pm
Fall Planning Meeting, September 21, 4pm
Penn Graduate Women in Science & Engineering (PGWISE) BBQ, August 17, 5-7pm
WMPSA welcomes the first year MSTP women: happy hour at the Penn Museum summer nights music series, August 10, 6 - 8pm

2010 - 2011

WMPSA dim sum social at Joy Tsin Lau, June 12, 11am
Penn Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (PGWISE) bookclub. “Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers.” May 9, 5:30pm (Levine 512) and May 10, 6pm (Levine 307)
Happy Hour with applicants at Penn Preview - April 28
Seminar and interactive workshop by Valerie Young, Ed.D. -“How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are: What Every Woman and Man Needs to Know About Competence, the Impostor Syndrome, and the Art of Winging It.” April 12, 4- 6:15 pm (Chemistry Building, Room 102)
Penn Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (PGWISE) Alumnae-Student Luncheon, March 26, 12-2pm, Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.
Informal discussion with Lucy Godley, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago, March 14, 11-11:45am, BRB 1201
Steering Committee Meeting, February 23, 1-2pm, BRB 1412
Happy Hour at City Tap House, February 16, 5pm-7pm
Informal Q&A discussion with a panel of women physician-scientist faculty. "What NOT to do setbacks for women physician-scientists"January 11, 5-6pm, Medical Student Lounge.
Penn Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (PGWISE) bookclub “The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science.”January 10 and 18, 5pm.
Happy Hour at Biba, December 13, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Happy Hour at Landmark Americana, October 12, 5pm-7pm
Happy Hour at World Café Live, September 1, 5pm-7pm
Committee mtg to plan for the upcoming year will be scheduled for later this month.

2009-2010

Women's MD-PhD Student Social - August 24, 5pm-7pm – Happy Hour at World Café Live
Informal discussion with Dr. Betsy Nabel, Director of the NHLBI, regarding issues facing women physician scientists – September 22, 3:30-4:30 – prior to her talk for the wider community at 5:00.
Finding the Mentors You Need: A Perspective from Both Sides of the Table – October 21, 5:30-7:00 – sponsored by Graduate Medical Education (GME) and FOCUS on Health & Leadership for Women. Special arrangements were made to include women MD-PhD students, and online registration is required.
Women’s MD-PhD Student Dinner on December 15th.
Happy Hour with applicants April 22
Discussion of the book Women Don't Ask June 8
Informal discussion with program alum Jeannie T. Lee, MD, PhD on June 21st, prior to her talk for the Cell and Developmental Bio Seminar Series.