{"id":16617,"date":"2025-05-28T10:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T14:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=16617"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:23:48","slug":"women-in-medical-science-conference-rising-strong-empowering-women-to-lead-in-uncertain-times","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/event\/women-in-medical-science-conference-rising-strong-empowering-women-to-lead-in-uncertain-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Medical Science Conference &#8211; Rising Strong: Empowering Women to Lead in Uncertain Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-5 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/09\/Eventimage-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"colorful women\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/09\/Eventimage-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/09\/Eventimage-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/09\/Eventimage-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/09\/Eventimage-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2023\/09\/Eventimage-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-7 oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>We welcome all individuals who share our commitment to advancing women in the sciences to join us at the Women in Medical Science Conference &#8211; Rising Strong: Empowering Women to Lead in Uncertain Times on October 9th. This conference is a unique opportunity to engage, learn, and grow together.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Faculty, Postdocs, Residents, and Fellows are welcomed!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Sponsored by the Office of Faculty and Leadership Development &amp; <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">the Association of Professional Women in Medical Sciences (APWIMS).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Why Attend?<\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s keynote speaker is International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified coach, Joanna Roses-Ryan. In this keynote, we will discuss how leadership has changed over the last few years. Our speaker will share leadership lessons she\u2019s learned in her journey, and those she has gleaned from others along the way and the impact of those lessons learned. She\u2019ll speak to the necessary steps and skills to master in order to reach and capitalize on your leadership potential, as well as how to remove barriers like fear of failure, self-doubt, or imposter syndrome that can block you. Following the keynote lecture will be a workshop, panel discussion and lunch. Get ready to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore strategies and gain insight to promote career development, leadership, and skill enhancement.<\/li>\n<li>Hear from accomplished women in the sciences who have shattered glass ceilings.<\/li>\n<li>Connect with like-minded professionals, mentors, and allies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class = \"alert alert-info  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps2.research.unc.edu\/events\/index.cfm?event=events.go&amp;key=C8E2\"><strong>Register Now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This event is in-person only.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u00a0<\/span><hr  style=\"margin:20px 0\"class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Event Program: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2025\/05\/2025-WOMEN-IN-MEDICAL-SCIENCE-CONFERENCE-PROGRAM.pdf\">2025 WOMEN IN MEDICAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE PROGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Speakers<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2024\/07\/Samantha-Meltzer-Brody-UNC-School-of-Medicine.jpg\" width=\"249\" height=\"166\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Executive Dean, UNC School of Medicine<br \/>\nAssad Meymandi Distinguished Professor<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Meltzer-Brody was named the Executive Dean of the UNC School of Medicine in January 2025. From 2019 until March 2025, she served as the Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also directed the UNC Center for Women\u2019s Mood Disorders. As Chair, Dr. Meltzer-Brody collaborated with UNC Health and the state of North Carolina on innovation and transformation of mental health care. Previously, Dr. Meltzer-Brody founded the UNC \u201cTaking Care of Our Own\u201d mental health program in 2011 and played an important in leading UNC Health Well-Being initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2015\/10\/Nadia-Charguia-scaled.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nadia Charguia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor<br \/>\nExecutive Medical Director, Integrated Well-Being Program for UNC Healthcare<br \/>\nDirector of Well-Being and Professional Fulfillment, UNC SOM Office of Leadership and Faculty Affairs<br \/>\nDirector, Taking Care of Our Own Program<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nadia Charguia is an associate professor and child psychiatrist in the UNC Department of Psychiatry. Over the past 12 years, she has dedicated her professional mission to promoting the well-being, resilience, and professional fulfillment of faculty, staff, and healthcare teammates, both at the SOM as well as for our healthcare system. Dr. Charguia has led and continues to advance a number of initiatives that promote the emtional health and well-being of our workforce, while fostering a supportive, thriving work environment. She has championed a number of efforts to promote bi-directional communication and engagement in order to impact meaningful system change efforts, including most recently leading the What to Fix Campaign for the SOM and the Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff initiative for our healthcare system. Dr. Charguia believes that prioritizing well-being enhances care, innovation, and the overall vitality of ourselves as well as our healthcare community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/womensstudies.unc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1382\/2022\/01\/shields_tanya2.jpg\" alt=\"Tanya L. Shields\" width=\"244\" height=\"301\" \/>Tanya L. Shields, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor<br \/>\nAssociate Professor, Department of Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies<br \/>\nAdjunct Associate Professor, Department of African, African American and Diaspora Studies<br \/>\nDirector, Carolina Seminars<br \/>\nAssociate Editor, Cultural Dynamics<br \/>\nResearch Advisor\/Dramaturg, Progress Theatre Plantation Remix Project<br \/>\nCo-chair, Telling Our Stories of Home Project<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Keynote Speaker<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16745 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2025\/05\/JRRImage-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2025\/05\/JRRImage-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/427\/2025\/05\/JRRImage.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joanna Roses-Ryan<\/strong><br \/>\nICF Certified Executive Coach<\/p>\n<p>Joanna Roses-Ryan has over 25 years of executive coaching, communications and marketing experience. She has guided leaders and organizations through critical inflection points, change management, transformations, and crisis. Her coaching has produced effective, productive, collaborative, and impactful leaders, recognized executive thought leaders and brands, and stronger organizational cultures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__title-interest-wrapper\">\n<h2>More about APWIMS<\/h2>\n<p>Please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/faculty-development\/apwims\/\">Association for Professional Women In Medical Sciences (APWIMS) website<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We welcome all individuals who share our commitment to advancing women in the sciences to join us at the Women in Medical Science Conference &#8211; Rising Strong: Empowering Women to Lead in Uncertain Times on October 9th. This conference is a unique opportunity to engage, learn, and grow together. Faculty, Postdocs, Residents, and Fellows are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/event\/women-in-medical-science-conference-rising-strong-empowering-women-to-lead-in-uncertain-times\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Women in Medical Science Conference &#8211; Rising Strong: Empowering Women to Lead in Uncertain Times\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114301,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[23],"tribe_events_cat":[14],"class_list":["post-16617","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tag-apwims","tribe_events_cat-communication","cat_communication","odd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/16617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114301"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/16617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16957,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/16617\/revisions\/16957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16617"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=16617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}