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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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Contact Us

MCG GWIMS

GWIMSMCG@augusta.edu

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Please email Wesley Abney at wesley.abney@uga.edu to be added to our listserv

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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