Across medical specialties, from education to clinical practice, the women of the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine set a high standard as experts and leaders in their fields. 

In celebration of the 2024 American Medical Association (AMA) Women in Medicine Month, several of our female faculty shared thoughts on what it means to be a woman in medicine. 

Click on a name below to read a special Q&A with that individual. We hope you find their perspectives informative and inspiring!

• Caroline Burkey, MD, Hematology/Oncology fellow, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care
• Sarah Donohue, MD, assistant professor, Rheumatology
• Dana Ley, MD, advanced endoscopy fellow, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Erin Lowery, MD, associate professor, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Elaine Pelley, MD, professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
• Kari Wisinski, MD, Endowed Professor of Hematology and Oncology and chief, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care

 For more inspiration, watch the short video below:

Banner: Sarah Donohue, MD, assistant professor, Rheumatology, right, and her colleague Dana Ley, MD, fellow, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, center, at a Women in Leadership and Development (WILD) seminar. Drs. Donohue and Ley helped establish the WILD program to help advance the careers of fellow women in medicine, which you can read more about their respective Q&As linked above. 

Photo and video credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.