BWIMS Scholarship
The Baystate Women in Medicine and Science (BWIMS) Professional Development Scholarship is a monetary award to help providers who identify as women to advance their academic careers and/or organizational leadership.
We are exciting to announce that in 2024 the monetary value of the scholarship increased to $2,000 and may be used to fund a variety of activities including, but not limited to, travel to present at conferences, enrollment in courses, or purchase of materials to support professional endeavors. The scholarship may also cover conference-related childcare expenses. It is, however, not intended to support professional membership or licensure fees. The $2000 scholarship may be applied retroactively or proactively for an activity within the fiscal year (October 1, 2023-September 30, 2024). Receipts are required for disbursement of the scholarship and must be submitted by September 20, 2024.
Apply for the BWIMS Scholarship
The application period is currently closed. Please check back in March 2024.
Eligibility
Physicians or advanced practitioners who identify as women and who are active medical staff at any Baystate Health entity are eligible to apply. Graduate medical trainees (i.e., residents and fellows) are also eligible. Prior winners may reapply for new projects. A single person must apply for and receive the scholarship, but the proposal may include support of a team initiative. Medical students are not eligible.
Application Requirements
- Current CV
- Brief proposal statement (less than 500 words) about candidate’s proposed professional development activity. Proposal must include a statement of support from the candidate’s Department Chair or Service Line Leader [e.g., "I have received approval for this proposal from the Chair of my Department"].
Review and Award Process
The BWIMS Scholarship Subcommittee will score applications based on the following criteria:
- Benefit to the applicant
- Benefit to the organization
- Quality of application
BWIMS is supported by the Office of Faculty Affairs at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate and Baystate Health’s Medical Staff Office. BWIMS serves as an institutional resource by providing a forum to promote policies, practices, and programs that support women’s organizational advancement. Its goals are to promote academic and leadership advancement of physicians, faculty, advanced clinical providers and scientists who identify as women; to optimize the recruitment and retention of diverse talent; and to ensure access to effective mentors and opportunities for skill development.
2023 Scholarship Winners
Jessie Dorne, PA - Ob/Gyn
Funding for the North American Menopause Society's Certified Menopause Practitioner exam.
Sarah Kleinschmidt, MD - Emergency Medicine
Attendance at the Massachusetts Medical Society course "Training Physician Leaders to Advance a More Just Workplace."
Past Scholarship Winners
Raquel Belforti, DO, MS - Medicine
Tuition for a Masters in Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation at the University of Connecticut.
Elizabeth A. Eagleson, MD, FACP - Internal Medicine
Attendance at the Culinary Medicine Conference in Orlando, FL to learn effective framework for group visits and nutrition education for patient care.
Bhavya Rajanna, MD - Hospital Medicine
Attendance at Mind-Body Medicine course at Harvard Medical School.
Linda Salazar, MD - Surgery
Attendance at the 2022 American Society of Breast Surgeons annual meeting.
Paula Beth Brooks, DNP - Surgery
Attendance at the Advanced Practice Providers Executive Leadership Summit in September 2021.
Fall
Elizabeth Baker, MD - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Participation in the Master of Science Program in Health Care Leadership at Brown University. Capstone project on child resilience.
Spring
Mary Jo Farmer, MD, PhD - Pulmonary Critical Care
Attendance and presentation at Hypertension 2019 in Madrid Spain and American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting 2019 in New Orleans, LA.
Fall
Anna Paskausky, PhD, NP - Primary Care
Attendance at the 2019 Advanced Practice Provider Executives Leadership Conference to support her work on Baystate’s APP Leadership Committee.
Spring
Anastasia Hallisey, CNM - Ob/Gyn
Supported clinical and service work in Ghana.
Amy Oliveira, MD - Radiology
Attendance at the AAMC Early Career Women in Medicine & Science Faculty Development Seminar.
Shan Li, MD - Radiology
Presentation at the International Skeletal Society annual meeting in Berlin, Germany.
Kate Remauro, NP - Behavioral Health
Attendance at a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Workshop to learn techniques to apply within the Children’s Partial Hospitalization Program.
Carly Dettermann, CNM - Ob/Gyn
Attendance at a Women’s Sexual Health Course for Nurse Practitioners.
Jacqueline Wu, MD - Surgery
Participation in the Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF) to support her efforts to study sexual harassment in the workplace.
Erica Kane, MD - Surgery
Travel to Haiti to help develop an international surgery rotation.
Susan Kartiko, MD - Surgery
Attendance at the Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare workshop at Harvard Medical School.
Alena Kreychman, MD - Radiology
Attendance and presentation at a national radiology conference.
Susan DeJoy, CNM - Ob/Gyn
Travel to a kick-off meeting in Washington DC to plan a National Quality Project to Reduce Primary Cesarean Sections.
Kathleen Mahoney, MD - Health Care Quality
Participation in a master’s program related to Healthcare Quality.
Maura Brennan, MD - Geriatrics
Attendance at a negotiation skills conference at Harvard.
Aleah Nesteby, NP - Primary Care
Attendance at a national meeting on Transgender Health.
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