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Baystate Women in Medicine and Science (BWIMS)

A Community for Women and a Resource For Career Advancement  

Screenshot of Women Promotions BWIMS

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

Would You Like to Get Involved?

If you are interested in learning more about BWIMS,
email Anne Drummey, BA, Faculty Development
Coordinator, Office of Faculty Affairs at
Anne.Drummey@baystatehealth.org

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.

BWIMS Leadership

Portrait of Dr. Yesenia Greeff

Yesenia Greeff, MD
Chair

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


Portrait of Dr. Kathaleen BarkerKathaleen Barker, MD
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 (AAMC) 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.