Women Physicians Section
The Women Physicians Section (WPS) is a component giving voice to influence policy and represent issues of importance to women physicians, and to increase the number and influence of women physicians in leadership roles. The WPS members work to address various issues including health equity, work/life balance, income/reimbursement and administrative burdens, and communicate to the UMA leadership.
Join to have your voice heard, and strive for improving medical education, public health, diversity, leadership development, and advocating for the future of medicine.
WPS Policymaking
Member physicians, including medical students, residents and fellows have a unique opportunity to shape UMA policy and action on issues that affect women physicians. It takes very little time to be involved and make a difference.
WPS Member Roles
- Section Members
- Enhance cooperation and collaboration with mutual concerns
- Contributes to advocacy on health and medicine policy issues
- Section Delegate to the AMA
- This position attends the AMA Annual and interim meetings with the rest of the Utah Delegates and represents UMA WPS at the meetings. This person serves a two-year term that can be extended for more terms as long as they still qualify.
- Contributes to efforts to increase membership, participation, and leadership.
- Chairperson
- The Chair serves for one year and the past Chair for another year. They are responsible for leading and chairing the WPS Board and making agendas for the WPS Board meetings. They also help determine what other general UMA WPS meetings should be held and the topics for those meetings. The Chair communicates issues from the WPS standpoint to the UMA Board and the UMA CEO.
- Contributes to efforts to increase membership, participation, and leadership.
- Vice-Chair
- Serves in meetings if the Chair is not there. They act in the absence of the Chair. They are part of the Board and help plan activities of the WPS. After one year, the Vice-Chair moves into the Chair position and takes over from the Chair. Then one year later, they become the past Chair.
- Contributes to efforts to increase membership, participation, and leadership.
- Secretary/Treasurer
- Serves on the UMA WPS Board and helps plan WPS meetings or activities.
- Contributes to efforts to increase membership, participation, and leadership.
Become a WPS Leader or Nominate a Candidate
Leaders are nominated and chosen in a fair and equitable manner allowing representation and must represent the interests of the WPS. Commitment is a nominal for section activity, which can be done electronically or online to gather WPS input on issues to communicate to the UMA leadership. Once leaders are confirmed, will plan meetings (online or in person) and a section event for WPS members. Interested in a position and leadership development? Contact UMA to express your interest or inquire about open positions.