Women’s Health Community of Practice (WHCOP)
The AST Women’s Health Community of Practice (WHCOP) is hosting a networking event during Kidney Week 2018 for fellows and residents considering the field of kidney and pancreas transplantation.
This event is free and open to anyone interested in a career in kidney and pancreas transplantation. Please consider inviting your young colleagues who may find this event helpful!
Transplant Nephrology: Fellowship and Career Opportunities
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballroom E
Please RSVP to christina.klein@piedmont.com
2018-2019 Executive Committee
Staff Liaison: Anne Kreiss (akreiss@myAST.org)
Chair: Christina Klein (2019)
Co-Chair:Deirdre Sawinski (2019)
Past Chair and Board Liaison: Deborah Adey (2019)
Lisa Coscia (2019)
Monika Sarkar (2019)
Elizabeth Chua (2020)
Trainee: Itunu Owoyemi (2019)
2018-2019 Initiatives
- ATC program proposals
- AST award nominations
- Educational initiatives/projects
- Member needs assessment survey (see below)
- Proposal to AST board to provide childcare and pumping resources at the ATC meeting 2019
- Journal club
- Submit several ATC program proposal submissions -collaborate with other COPs as appropriate
- Submit proposal when consensus conference opportunities arise through AST
- Host interactive webinar focused on mentorship for WHCOP members
- Submission of at least one original science or review article
- Host AST/AJT journal club June 13th (scheduled)
- Create T3 Webinar “Family Planning in SOT” (accepted)
- Review our mission statement at the annual business meeting and solicit member feedback
- Attend AST board and committee luncheon at ATC
- Create and circulate an online survey to assess WHCOP member needs, interest in speaking/committee participation/mentorship
- Post articles and resources on the HUB (journal club, articles related to career, Newsletter)
- Nominate COP members for leadership positions and AST awards
- Generate a list of women speakers/content experts
- Create a WHCOP Facebook page after identifying a social media lead
- Sponsor a transplant networking event at the ASN Annual Meeting
- Host joint networking event with WIT at 2018 ATC “Empowering Women in Transplant”. Use this first joint event to strengthen partnership with WIT
- Encourage member participation and generate ideas using business meeting at ATC 2018 and through the HUB
- Create opportunity for networking through closed Facebook community page
- Attend COP “meet and greet” at ATC
- Send welcome emails to new COP members
- Membership needs survey as above
- Improve member participation to retain members
- Provide a newsletter to the membership quarterly
- Announcements via HUB for events, elections, grants, other announcements
- Updates to Board as requested