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MCG Group on Women in Medicine and Science

The Group on Women in Medicine and Science is an AAMC Affinity Group with the mission to promote the inclusion and advancement of women in academic medicine. MCG GWIMS is dedicated to addressing important topics for our women faculty including recruitment and retention, gender equity, career-life balance, and professional development.

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Program Leader & Faculty Liaisons

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Kim Giffen, PhD

  • Program Leader

kimberlee.giffen@uga.edu

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Lia Bruner, MD

  • Previous Program Leader

lia.bruner@uga.edu


Faculty Liaisons

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Amy Baldwin, PhD

  • Athens Campus

baldwina@uga.edu

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Tresa Chappell, MD

  • Athens Campus

tresa.chappell@uga.edu

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Mamta Chura, MD

  • Augusta Campus

mchura@augusta.edu

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Rebecca Etheridge, EdD

  • Augusta Campus

retheridge@augusta.edu



Membership and Networking Committee

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Jaya Pamidimukkala, PhD

  • Co-Chair, Athens Campus

jpamidimukkala@uga.edu

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Deborah Barany, PhD

  • Co-Chair, Athens Campus

dbarany@uga.edu

  • Ban Majeed, PhDAugusta Campus
    bmajeed@augusta.edu
  • Kimberly Rathbun, MD, PhDAthens Campus
    kimberly.rathbun@uga.edu
  • Sangeetha Sukumari-Ramesh, PhDAugusta Campus
    sramesh@augusta.edu
  • Pamela TiplerAugusta Campus
    ptipler@augusta.edu


Leadership and Awards Committee

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Kim Giffen, PhD

  • Co-Chair, Athens Campus

kimberlee.giffen@uga.edu

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Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD

  • Co-Chair, Athens Campus

theresa.rohrkirchgraber@uga.edu

  • Cassandra Groth, PhDAugusta Campus
    cgroth@augusta.edu
  • Shruti Sharma, PhDAugusta Campus
    shsharma@augusta.edu
  • Jessica Hoffman, PhDAugusta Campus
    jehoffman@augusta.edu
  • Ariel VanLeuven, PhDAthens Campus
    ajvan@uga.edu

Policy and Advocacy Committee

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Lori Welch-Sigmon, PhD

  • Co-Chair, Augusta Campus

lwelchsigmon@augusta.edu

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Kearney Gunsalus, PhD

  • Co-Chair, Athens Campus

gunsalus@uga.edu

  • Amy Baldwin, PhDAthens Campus
    baldwina@uga.com
  • Mamta Chura, MDAugusta Campus
    mchura@augusta.edu
  • Kim Giffen, PhDAthens Campus
    kimberlee.giffen@uga.edu

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