Baystate Women in Medicine and Science (BWIMS)

A Community for Women and a Resource for Career Advancement

five women at the bwims impact award ceremony

Mission

Baystate Women in Medicine and Science (BWIMS) serves physicians, faculty, advanced clinical providers, and scientists who identify as women at Baystate Health. We are an institutional resource that promotes 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 in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Anne.Drummey@baystatehealth.org.

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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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

Rebecca Baron, MD, MPH

portrait of dr. rebecca baron

Chair
  • Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Kathryn Jobbins, DO, MS

Portrait of Dr. Kathryn Jobbins

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

Kristina Kramer, MDportrait of dr. kristina kramer

Chair Elect
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

 

Sarah Haessler, MD, MSportrait of dr. sarah haessler

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

 

Heather Sankey, MD, MEdportrait of dr. heather sankey

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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