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Are you a pre-med student?
A medical student?
Maybe a resident trying to survive residency?
Are you wondering what to expect as a female physician?
Trying to figure out how to balance
being a wife, mother and physician?
Wondering what specialty you should choose to be able
to "have it all"?
Contemplating when to have children in your training and career? Maybe just interested in what gender bias you may face as a woman in medicine?
If you've asked yourself ANY of these questions, then JOIN US!
We are sheMD - a virtual community of female physicians
(MD AND DO) who discuss, discover, and delve into the adventures of women in medicine.
We strive to inspire and to educate women in medical training (that's you!) about gender disparities and to provide tools to overcome inequality.
Our goal is lofty ladies!
We aim to create a culture where future generations of physicians will achieve EQUALITY in medicine.
Editors-In-Chief
Melissa Parsons, MD
Dr. Melissa Parsons received a Bachelors degree in Biology at the University of Florida in Gainesville and her MD from University of Florida College of Medicine (Class of 2012). Go Gators! Melissa completed her Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville. She currently works as an Emergency Medicine physician in Jacksonville, Florida and is involved in graduate medical education as a Residency Director for Emergency Medicine. Melissa's professional interests include simulation, medical education, physician wellness, gender disparities in medical education, and physician infertility. Her hobbies include CrossFit, fishing, hunting, lobstering and mom-life.
Wondering why I created SheMD?
Alexandra Mannix, MD
Dr. Alexandra “Lexie” Mannix received a Bachelors degree in Sociology and a Certificate in Public Health from the University of Florida, and her MD from Florida State University College of Medicine (Class 2014). Lexie completed her Emergency Medicine residency at UF- Jacksonville followed by a Simulation fellowship at Rush University Medical Center and Cook County Hospital in Chicago. She currently works as an Emergency Medicine physician in Jacksonville, Florida and is involved in graduate medical education as a former Assistant Residency Director, and current Core Faculty for Emergency Medicine. Lexie’s professional interests include medical education, simulation, women in medicine, and social media in medical education. She loves traveling, eating new foods, attending sporting events, and spending time with her friends and family.
Wondering why I created SheMD?
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We are SheMD - a virtual community of female physicians who discuss, discover and delve into the adventures of women in medicine & medical training.
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