Women in Emergency Medicine Section

The Women in Emergency Medicine Section (WiEMS-AAEM) is constituted with a vision of equity for AAEM women in emergency medicine and a purpose to champion the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in emergency medicine through the pillars of advocacy, leadership, and education. Membership is not limited to women physicians. All emergency medicine practitioners passionate about the mission of WiEMS-AAEM are welcome to join and participate. This group will work closely with the AAEM Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) to provide mentorship to medical students, and residents who are interested in emergency medicine.

Mission Statement
The AAEM Women in Emergency Medicine Section is comprised of members identifying across the gender spectrum and it is our mission to:

• Advocate for measures to reduce or eliminate gender-related bias, including gender parity in salary and equity with promotions.
• Aim to provide increased leadership opportunities within AAEM and the WiEMS-AAEM Section.
• Recognize and amplify the accomplishments of women.
• Provide gender-specific resources for professional advancement, work life balance, and different career trajectories.
• Commit to providing greater depth of professional connections and mentorship across a career timeline.

Chair
Sara A. Misthal, MD FAAEM

Chair-Elect
Kathleen Stephanos, MD FAAEM

Secretary/Finance Chair
Ngunyi S. Leke-Tambo, MD FAAEM

Immediate Past Chair
Elisabeth Calhoun, MD FAAEM

Councilors
Jennifer McGowan, MD FAAEM
Tiffany Walker Sigal, MD FAAEM
Biosha Jones, MD FAAEM

AAEM/RSA Representative
Miranda Montion

Board Liaison
Kimberly Brown, MD MPH FAAEM

Membership Engagement Council Board Liaisons
Fred E. Kency Jr. MD FAAEM FACEP
Robert P. Lam, MD FAAEM

Staff Liaison
Lindsay Cox

*Interested in filling an open position? Please contact AAEM for more information.

You must be a current AAEM or AAEM/RSA member to join a section.

• I’m already an AAEM Member. Join WiEMS-AAEM.
• I’m already an AAEM/RSA Member. Join WiEMS-AAEM.

You can also add a WiEMS-AAEM Membership when you become an AAEM member or AAEM/RSA member today!

Dues

• Full Voting ($50)
• Associate ($25)
• Fellow-in-Training ($25)
• International ($25)
• Resident (Free)
• Medical Student (Free)

Section memberships run on a calendar year and must be renewed annually.

• Opportunity to have articles published in the WiEMS-AAEM section of the AAEM magazine, Common Sense
• Opportunity to participate in the Women’s Wisdom: Our Journey in Emergency Medicine Podcast Series
• Join our Facebook Group
• As a benefit to WiEM members, SimKit is offering 30% off with the discount code WiEM30

Previous WiEMS-AAEM Award Winners

The Gender Diversity Award

• 2026 | Kristyn Smith, DO
• 2025 | Sulynn Walker, MD FAAEM
• 2024 | Cortlyn Brown, MD FAAEM
• 2023 | Ana Maria Navio Serrano, MD PhD
• 2022 | Kimberly M. Brown, MD MPH FAAEM
• 2021 | Megan Healy, MD FAAEM

The Norton Award

• 2026 | Laura Cazier, MD FAAEM
• 2026 | Amanda Dinsmore, MD FAAEM
• 2026 | Kendra Morrison, DO FAAEM
• 2025 | Loice Swisher, MD MAAEM FAAEM
• 2024 | Robyn Hitchcock, MD FAAEM

The Young Leader Award

• 2026 | Sara Misthal, MD FAAEM
• 2025 | Danielle Goodrich, MD FAAEM FACEP
• 2024 | Elisabeth Calhoun, MD FAAEM
• 2023 | Cara Kanter, MD FAAEM
• 2022 | Kraftin E. Schreyer, MD MBA FAAEM
• 2021 | Molly K. Estes, MD FAAEM

Connect with fellow WiEMS members worldwide using the WiEMS Member Map! Explore member locations, view details by clicking markers, and navigate easily to find your network. Want to update your info? Simply edit it through Google Maps!

Watch recordings from past WiEMS-AAEM events:

• Virtual Mentoring Sessions for Osteopathic Medical Students
• IMG Student Webinar Mentoring Series
• Advocacy Webinar Series

Read articles from AAEM’s member magazine, Common Sense, authored by WiEMS-AAEM members.

• Physician Suicide: A Call for Wellness in Medicine by Kadie Stephens, MS4, January/February 2025
• Championing Flexible Scheduling for Pregnancy and Parenthood in Emergency Medicine by Elspeth Pearce, MD FAAEM, May/June 2024
• First, Do No Harm, January/February 2024
• WiEM 2023: Looking to the Future by Danielle Goodrich, MD FAAEM FACEP, May/June 2023
• To Typify an Ally: Ways to be a Male Advocate for Women by Deanna Margius, MD, January/February 2023
• Imposter Syndrome by Danielle Goodrich, MD FAAEM FACEP and Molly Estes, MD FAAEM FACEP, November/December 2022
• Abortion is Health Care by Liz Calhoun, MD, FAAEM, September/October 2022
• What are You Saying “No” to When You Continue to Work? (eh) by Marianne Haughey, MD FAAEM, July/August 2023
• Human Trafficking and Natural Disasters by Myra Khushbakht, BS, Karin Brown, MS, Catherine Wertz, BA, Jennifer Reyes, DO FAAEM, Marianne Haughey, MD FAAEM, and Loice Swisher, MD MAAEM FAAEM, May/June 2022
• A Q&A with Dr. Gillian Battino: A Physician Running for the US Senate for the State of Wisconsin by Danielle Goodrich MD FAAEM FACEP and Molly Estes MD FAAEM FACEP, January/February 2022
• Infertility: Using Knowledge to Advocate for Change, by Danielle Goodrich, MD FAAEM FACEP, November/December 2021
• WiEMS Awards by Loice Swisher, MD MAAEM FAAEM, September/October 2021
• “…And I took the road [far too much] traveled.” by Emily Dawra (MS3) and Sarah Jacobs (MS2), September/October 2021
• How to Increase Your Effectiveness in Committee Representation and Leadership by Marianne Haughey, MD FAAEM and Loice A. Swisher, MD MAAEM FAAEM, July/August 2021
• Why I Decided to participate in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial – A Reminder that Diversity in Medicine Cannot be an After-Thought by Tessa Haspil-Corgan, MD FACEP FAAEM, May/June 2021
• I Was a Witness, and Now am Haunted by the Ghosts of Other Mothers’ Sons by Marianne Haughey, MD FAAEM, March/April 2021
• “Thank you, Dr. C:” The Stigma of the F-Word (Fertility) by Maria L. Sturchler, MD EdD, January/February 2021