Women in Medicine honor the founding female faculty members of the UC Davis School of Medicine at a special event on January 21, 2009. The book Under the Plane Tree — Celebrating Our Founding Women in Medicine (PDF) is a tribute to the school's pioneering women faculty.

Event Slideshow

Karen Lindfors, M.D.

Karen Lindfors, M.D. with Jesse Joad, M.D.

Nancy Ree Joye, M.D.

Hanne Jensen. M.D. with Sarah Gray, Ph.D.

Lydia Howell, M.D.

Penny Knapp, M.D. and Vice Chancellor and Dean Claire Pomeroy, M.D.

Amparo Villablanca, M.D..

Sally DeNardo, M.D. and Leonor Fernando, M.D.

Marlene M. Mirassou. M.D.

Medical students greet Dr. Marlene M. Mirassou

Karen Lindfors, M.D. and Ruth Lawrence, M.D.

Sally DeNardo, M.D. and Ruth Lawrence, M.D.

Ellen Gold, Ph.D.

Vice Chancellor and Dean Claire Pomeroy, M.D. gives opening remarks

Dr. Amparo Villablanca moderates an inter-generational panel of physicians

Este Geraghty, M.D.

Medical students attending event

Lydia Howell, M.D.

Sarah Gray, Ph.D.

Klea Bertakis, M.D.

Hanne Jensen. M.D.

Dr. Amparo Villablanca thanks event organizer Andreea Seritan, M.D.

Dr. Andreea Seritan displays thank-you gift; pottery gift created and donated by Marge Steward, Ph.D.

Dr. Ann Bonham greets psychiatry resident and panelist Tracy McCarthy, M.D.

Penny Knapp, M.D., Andreea Seritan, M.D. and Marlene M. Mirassou. M.D.

Former Dean Joseph Silva with current Dean Claire Pomeroy, M.D.

Founding female faculty members attending event

Medical students with event organizers Drs. Howell, Joad, Villablanca and Seritan.</ h3>

Upcoming events

Fall Welcome Event
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Dr. Lydia Howell's home
Directions will be provided.

This is a wonderful opportunity to meet new women faculty colleagues. Join us for hors d'oeuvres, networking and socializing in an informal setting.

Please register online.

Bibliographies

Women in Medicine and Science Professional Development Bibliography
Janet Bickel's Mentoring Bibliography

Educational links

American Medical Women's Association: www.amwa-doc.org
Assocation of American Medical Colleges: www.aamc.org
Association of Women Psychiatrists: www.womenpsych.org
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine: www.drexelmed.edu/elam
UC Davis Society for Women in Academic Psychiatry: www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/psychiatry/aboutus/swap
UC Davis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/internalmedicine/cardio/wcv_med_prog.html
UC Davis Women's Center for Health: www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/women

For more information about Women and Medicine and Science, please contact Felicia Carrillo at felicia.carrillo@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or (916) 734-2615.