WOMEN’S COMMITTEE UPDATE Nicole Vigh, DO, MPH

WOMEN’S COMMITTEE UPDATE

By Nicole Vigh, DO, MPH

It was so great to finally be back at an in-person conference for our ACOEP Spring Seminar in the beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida! As always, the Women’s Committee was thrilled to have such a great turnout for all of our events! We were honored to have welcomed a new speaker to the ACOEP conference, Dr. Alin Gragossian, DO, MPH, a critical care fellow post emergency medicine residency, who received a heart transplant in 2019 during her EM residency when she was unexpectedly diagnosed with a familial dilated cardiomyopathy which was worsened after she contracted a virus in 2018. She has a podcast and blog, https://www.achangeofhe.art. Her story is truly inspiring and definitely worth checking out.

We are now in the process of planning for the ACOEP Fall Scientific Assembly which will take place October 24-28 in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are currently recruiting speakers for our women’s track lecture series. We will again be hosting our semiannual Women’s Committee luncheon where we will honor our 2022 Willoughby Award winner.

We are excited to announce a new position within our committee, the Resident and Student Representative. Congratulations to student doctor Kailey Goebel who was elected to this position. Kailey is currently a second-year medical student at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. We are excited to work with her in recruiting more student and resident members.

In honor of National Women Physicians Day, February 3, we organized a weeklong social media blast on our ACOEP Committee for Women in Emergency Medicine Facebook page in order to honor each of our past Willoughby award winners as well as each our officers. Each woman was highlighted with a brief biography which recognized all of their incredible accomplishments. Our officers and members have achieved some amazing accomplishments, serving as program directors, core faculty at their institutions, professors at their affiliated medical schools, chief residents and moms! We are proud to honor each of our Willoughby award winners and our officers each and every day.

We thank all those who participated in the ACOEP Spring Seminar; we are so excited to have had such a great turnout. Please remember to check out our Facebook page to stay informed regarding future events. For a short time only, you can purchase ACOEP Women’s Committee merchandise, please see our committee page at https://acoep. org/acoeps-committee-womenemergency-medicine. All proceeds go to funding our committee’s philanthropic efforts. We look forward to seeing you all at ACOEP Fall Scientific Assembly October 24-28 in Las Vegas, Nevada! –•–