Baystate Women in Medicine and Science (BWIMS)

A Community for Women and a Resource for Career Advancement

Portrait of Women who have received academic promotion in 2023

Mission

Baystate Women in Medicine and Science (BWIMS) are physicians, faculty, advanced clinical providers, and scientists who identify as women at Baystate Health. BWIMS serves as an institutional resource by providing a forum to promote policies, practices, and programs that support women’s organizational advancement.

Goals

  • Promote academic and leadership advancement of physicians, faculty, advanced clinical providers, and scientists who identify as women
  • Optimize the recruitment and retention of diverse talent
  • Ensure access to effective mentors and opportunities for skill development

The Office of Faculty Affairs at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate and Baystate Health’s Medical Staff Office supports BWIMS.

For more information or to be added to our mailing list, email Anne Drummey, BA, Faculty Development Coordinator in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Anne.Drummey@baystatehealth.org.

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BWIMS Impact Award

The BWIMS Impact Award honors women faculty and medical staff members who have demonstrated excellence in institutional service, health care delivery, education, and/or research.
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Portraits of the two 2023 bwims scholarship winners

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.
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BWIMS Leadership

Yesenia Greeff, MDPortrait of Dr. Yesenia Greff

Chair
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
  • Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Kathaleen Barker, MDPortrait of Dr. Kathaleen Barker

Immediate Past Chair
  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
  • Medical Director of Women’s Evaluation and Treatment Unit, Baystate Medical Center
  • Associate Director of Obstetrics, Baystate Medical Center

Kathryn Jobbins, DO, MS

Chair Elect
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
  • Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Rebecca Barron, MD, MPH

Executive Team Member
  • Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

 

Sarah Haessler, MD, MS

Executive Sponsor
  • Chair, Department of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
  • Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

 

Heather Sankey, MD, MEd

Executive Sponsor
  • Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
  • Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Professional Development Resources for Women Providers

Regional/National

Association of American Medical Colleges (AMMC) Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)
AAMC GWIMS provides information about professional development opportunities including their Early and Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership development seminars. The website also has relevant publications and resources about women in academic medicine including their toolkit and slide sets and faculty salary survey reports.

Other Professional Development Resources

Learn more about Faculty Development opportunities at Baystate Health.

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