Doctor and Gender Equity Advocate

In this episode of Doctor and _____: Multidimensional Women in Medicine we chat with Dr. Teresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, a Pediatrician, Professor of clinical internal medicine and pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, an active member and past president of the American Medical Women’s Association, and a writer for the Adolescent Medicine Review Course. Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber is passionate about the impact of healthy lifestyles and volunteers to speak on local and national radio and television programs to help advocate for health promotion. She is also an advocate for Gender Equity.During this episode we talk about gender equity in medicine, how to be an advocate in medicine, and work-life balance. Dr. Rorh-Kirchgraber also offers advice on how we can serve as our own advocates and better negotiate.To learn more about Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber’s work, visit IU’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Health at: https://medicine.iu.edu/obgyn/clinical-care/womens-health-center/contacts or https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/6506/rohr-kirchgraber-theresaYou can also reach out to Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber via email: [email protected] can find more information about the work AMWA’s Advocacy Committee has done and how to join their efforts here: https://www.amwa-doc.org/our-work/advocacy/You can find more information about AMWA’s Gender Equity Task Force here: https://www.amwa-doc.org/our-work/initiatives/gender-equity-task-force/If you are interested in joining the group, reach out to Dr. Roberta Gebhard at [email protected] you are interested in learning more about the podcast or being featured on an upcoming episode, reach out to our team at [email protected] you are interested in joining the incredible network of women in medicine - join AMWA today at https://www.amwa-doc.org/Looking forward to hearing from you and as always - thanks for tuning in :)