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"You can see somebody, but it doesn't mean you've witnessed them." - Gwendolyn Williams, MD @gwenthedoctor

Growing up in Hollis, Queens in the 1980's, Gwen was surrounded by poverty, drug dealers on the corner, and gun shots at the park down the street.

But inside that neighborhood, she experienced something else every day: people caring for each other without asking.

Teachers gave clothes to students who needed them.

Her dad shoveled snow for elderly neighbors.

Her mother watched, fed, and helped neighborhood kids with homework long into the evening. And she refused to accept money from families who had even less than they did.

That childhood taught Gwen the difference between merely seeing someone and truly witnessing them.

In workplaces obsessed with winning - arguments, market share, debates - we forget the most critical human need: to be witnessed.

Witnessing goes far beyond being "seen, heard, and valued." It means, dropping judgment, seeking understanding, and acknowledging the invisible burdens people carry.

When leaders change their posture from judging to genuinely seeking to understand, trust builds and psychological safety deepens. You start to see things that metrics don't measure and recognize system failures that are causing human debt to accumulate.

On our latest episode of Return on Empathy (ROE) Podcast, Gwen shares how this village mindset shaped her path as a physician, how witnessing helps navigate moral injury in healthcare, and why leaders across every injury need to hear this message.

To quote Marvin Gaye, "Can I get a witness?"

Listen to the full episode: https://www.theempathycollective.com/episode-119

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One week ago, we closed out Day 2 of the 8th Annual Women in Medicine Summit™ at The Drake, Chicago. Swipe through for a few moments we are still thinking about. 💜

Day 2 was all about Women Leading. From the main stage to the breakout rooms, our faculty took on the questions shaping medicine right now: how we build trust in an age of doubt, what we can learn from the women who came before us, and how leadership looks different when we design it to include everyone.

Some of our favorite moments happened off the stage. Questions from the floor that shifted the conversation. Hallway connections in the exhibit hall. Our incredible student ambassadors, who kept the day running and reminded us exactly who we are building this for. (And yes, the tea service at The Drake deserves its own slide.)

This year’s theme was You Belong. Thank you to every speaker, ally, attendee, sponsor, and volunteer who made that true.

Lift as we rise. 🌟

#WIMStrongerTogether #WomenInMedicine #WIMSummit #YouBelong #WomenLeading

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The Women in Medicine Summit is part conference and part magic.

Yes, you will learn a lot (and get CME credit)!

But you will also experience something that can’t be taught or sold. The chance to connect with and be inspired by real women tackling real problems affecting our lives and our patients right now.

You’ll be a part of really difficult conversations, but then you’ll be galvanized by seeing real women working tirelessly on the ground on real solutions.

And you’ll also laugh. And dance. And make friends who will change your life.

At least, that’s how it was for me.

If you missed it this year, I hope you’ll join us next year. Step outside of your comfort zone, put yourself out there, do it scared, and watch the magic unfold. We need your voices now more than ever.

Registration is open for next year: Sept 17-18 at the Drake in Chicago. Comment “WIMS” for a link to register! Early bird pricing is available until 9/30.

#WIMStrongerTogether
#WIMS2026
#WomenInMedicine

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✨Meet the amazing presenters and panelists at our Seasoned Women’s Health Summit!

Katelyn Schifano, MS, CHES is the Community Engagement Research Manager at Massey Cancer Center. She’ll be presenting on advocacy using the TALK method.

Have you signed up for the summit yet? Friday September 25 from 9am-2pm. Register here https://tinyurl.com/5xyk284

Dr. Stacy Ranson, MD is a colorectal surgeon at VCU Health and will be presenting on colorectal health.

Health Cities Panelist (How Bone, Brain, Heart, and Pelvic Health check after menopause)

Dr. Tamara Cadet, PhD, LICSW, MPH, is the the Associate Director, Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation.

Health Cities Panelist: Dr. Elizabeth Clement, MD is the Medical Director, Helen O. Dickens Center for Women’s Health.

Health Cities Panelist: Dr. Ramy Sedhom, MD is the Clinical Director, Penn Medicine Princeton Health.

Health Cities Panelist: Jacqueline Cappadocia, MS, LCGC is a Genetic Counseling Clinical Manager, UPenn Health System.

Health Cities Panelist: Dr. Uduak Andy, MD is the Chief of Gynecology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

Dr. Arnita Roberts-Christie, DHA, RN is our Summit Moderator at Moderator of the Diagnosis Detectives activity.

Finding Our Voices Panelists: Dominique McLaughlin, MA, LPC, CEAP is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Project Nana Board Member.

Finding Our Voices Panelists: Dr. Christina Mutch, DO is a family medicine physician.

Finding Our Voices Panelists: Dr. Anna Jo Smith, MD, MPH is a gynecologic oncologist at UPenn and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center.

Dr. Gwendolyn Williams, MD, FACP, FHM is a hospital medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine and a Project Nana Board Member. Dr. Williams will be moderating this panel.

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Today is the first National Women in Medicine Day.

On slide 2 are 15 women whose work is changing medicine right now, and I have the privilege of sharing a stage with next week at the Women In Medicine Summit™. Physicians, researchers, public health leaders, advocates, and trainees, across specialties and career stages.

And here’s why this day matters: women are now the majority of U.S. medical school graduates, but only 25% of department chairs. The pipeline is full. The top isn’t. That gap didn’t happen by accident, and applause alone won’t close it.

That’s why this day exists. It isn’t another round of “thank you for all you do.” It’s a day for visibility, accountability, and real commitments. And it doesn’t belong to any one organization. It belongs to every hospital, society, practice, and person who decides to show up.

If you’re an individual, write five specific lines about a woman whose work deserves a bigger room, share her work, and recommend her for one real opportunity.
If you lead a team or an institution, share your numbers, put a woman in a visible role, and make one public commitment with a date attached.

Then tell me in the comments: who is one woman whose work changed how you practice medicine? Tag her. Let’s make her impossible to overlook.

Next week I’m taking you inside the Women in Medicine Summit™ from September 24-26 in Chicago. Follow @shikhajainmd and @wimedicineorg so you don’t miss it.

Data: AAMC, The State of Women in Academic Medicine 2023–2024.

Free toolkit at wimedicine.org.

#NationalWomenInMedicineDay #WomenInMedicineDay #WomenInMedicine #WIMStrongerTogether #WomenInMedicineMonth

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Meet our 2026 Women in Medicine Summit™ Social Media Ambassadors! 🎉

These incredible women will bring the energy, conversations, and connections of #WIMSummit26 beyond the walls of The Drake and into our broader community.

From September 24–26, they’ll share key takeaways, favorite moments, and behind-the-scenes highlights from Chicago. If you’re joining us, find them, say hello, and follow along!

We’re just ONE WEEK AWAY from three days of learning, connection, and celebration. 💛

And tomorrow, September 17, is the first-ever National Women in Medicine Day. Get ready to celebrate the women in medicine who inspire you. Toolkit at the link in bio! 👀

Ambassadors, we can’t wait to see the Summit through your eyes!

📍 The Drake, Chicago
📅 September 24–26, 2026

#WomenInMedicine #womeninmedicineday #WIMStrongerTogether

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✨You’re invited to our 2026 Seasoned Women’s Virtual Health Summit!

This year’s virtual summit will feature:
🦚Inspiring keynote speakers and national thought leaders
🦚Expert-led educational sessions
🦚Community conversations that center women’s voices
🦚Research and advocacy updates

Friday September 25 from 9am-2pm. Register here
https://tinyurl.com/5xyk284p
and learn more at the link in our bio.

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The 2026 Women in Medicine Summit™ speaker lineup is here.

More than 60 physicians, executives, researchers, and advocates. Keynotes featuring Dr. Joanne Conroy, Dr. Debra Houry, Dr. Sherita Golden, and The Glaucomfleckens, Dr. Will Flanary and Kristin Flanary.

Cardiologists alongside health system CEOs. Emergency physicians alongside policy leaders. Residents and students alongside leaders who have been doing this work for decades.

This is what happens when we stop waiting for a seat at the table and build the room.

And if you are looking at this incredible lineup wondering whether there is space for you here, there is.

You belong here. That is the entire point.

September 24-26
The Drake Hotel, Chicago

Explore the full agenda and register at www.wimedicine.org. Link in bio.

Zoom in and find someone you know. Tag them, then register before spots fill up. We can’t wait to see you!

#WIMSummit2026 #WomenInMedicine #WomenPhysicians #PhysicianLeadership #WIMStrongerTogether

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F.A.I.L. = First Attempt In Learning.

Failure isn't the end of your story. It's chapter one.

In this moment from Held with Joy, Dr. Gwendolyn Williams, MD, FACP, SFHM shares the mindset that's carried her through medicine, leadership, and life: your first attempt is data, not defeat. Your second attempt? That's when you sail.

But here's what most of us miss. Joy isn't waiting on the other side of "getting it right." Joy is available in the attempt. In the stumble. In the not-yet.

If you've been holding your breath until you succeed before you let yourself feel joy... this is your permission slip.

Stop waiting. Start sailing.

Full episode of Held with Joy — link in bio.

#HeldWithJoy #JoyUniversity #JoyChangesEverything #WomenOfFaith #JoyIsFreedom

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Your heritage does not disappear when you put on a white coat. It becomes part of the physician and leader you become. On the final day of Caribbean American Heritage Month, WIMbassador Dr. Gwendolyn Williams reminds every Caribbean girl: carry it proudly.

#WomenInMedicine #CAHM #CaribbeanPride #WIMbassador

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"Leaders have a profound responsibility to create environments that allow people to discover, develop their gifts, and become who they were meant to be." - Bob Chapman, former CEO and Chairman of @barrywehmiller

When organizational change is the norm, the reflex is panic. We look outward at data, spreadsheets, bottom lines. But Truly Human Leaders know that navigating chaos requires looking inward first. You cannot steady the ship during a storm if you are drifting yourself.

This is why we are excited to officially open the doors to @theempathycollectivellc, an online community where leaders from the front lines to the C-Suite can move out of isolation, collaborate, share best practices, and navigate change together - without losing their humanity.

To celebrate our official launch, we are incredibly honored to host a centerpiece dialogue, The Truly Human Leader: Navigating Change from the Inside Out, with a special tribute to the late Bob Chapman.

Get ready to be inspired by 5 world-class leaders who bridge manufacturing, academia, healthcare, and finance, and we will explore what it looks like to lead with heart without losing your strategic edge:

Steve Gund (President, The Gund Company) on carrying forward the legendary internal philosophy of Bob Chapman.

Neal Bakshi @neal.bakshi (Author & Former Wall Street Investment Banker) on navigating executive isolation and corporate strategy.

Paula Soteropoulos (Biotech Leader & Board Director) on protecting team humanity amidst high-stakes innovation.

Gwendolyn Williams MD, SFHM, FACP @gwenthedoctor (Physician & Former Chief of Medicine) on moral courage and curing systemic burnout.

Monica Worline @monicaworline (Faculty Director, @positiveorgs Center for Positive Organizations, University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business) on the science of designing compassionate workplaces.

RSVP here: https://the-empathy-collective.mn.co/plans/1980279?bundle_token=a97b9813830266b53b0e284f3ebac15b&utm_source=manual

#TrulyHumanLeadership #EmpathyInBusiness #FutureOfWork #HumanCentricLeadership #TheEmpathyCollective

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Thank you, @gwenthedoctor for sharing what the #WIM experience meant to you.

#WIMSummit is built with care because the people in the room deserve that care. It is a space for women in medicine to pause, connect, be poured into and return to their work with renewed clarity and community.

For anyone looking for more than another conference, this is your invitation.

Register for WIM Summit today.

🔗 wimedicine.org/wim-summit

#WomenInMedicine #WIMSummit #WIMStrongerTogether

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