OUR MISSION

The mission of Women as One is to promote talent in medicine by providing unique professional opportunities to women physicians.

GOALS

AMPLIFY

HIGHLIGHT the work and voices of talented women physicians through compelling digital content and original programming.

ACTIVELY SUPPORT aligned global organizations with women physician stakeholders through cross promotion and collaboration.

FORTIFY

STRENGTHEN the pipeline of women physicians in leadership positions across healthcare through novel educational, awards, and mentorship programs.

PROACTIVELY MATCH qualified women physicians with available professional opportunities via the Women as One Talent Directory.

UNIFY

UNITE healthcare organizations on the issue of gender equity by setting and promoting evidence based diversity and inclusion goals.

INCORPORATE perspectives, ideas and best practices from industries outside of medicine in order to achieve the organizational mission.

LETTER FROM THE FOUNDERS

Dear Friends,

What a year it has been. An incredible journey through an unprecedented time in our history. We conclude the year with mixed feelings; those of sadness and disappointment, but also of hope and optimism for what is to come. We continue to be inspired by the fortitude of women in medicine around the world, and commit to doing our best in support of them through our mission and programs.

Women as One is incredibly proud of what we were able to accomplish during this most difficult year. The 2020 Escalator Award winners were announced in March, and we’ve watched these five incredibly talented women flourish. Two global educational programs were launched this summer; the first-in-kind educational slide presentation, “Radiation Safety: What Women Need to Know,” endorsed by seven major global cardiovascular societies; and CLIMB, a unique procedural skills training and networking platform. The fall brought a call for the second cycle of the Escalator Award applications, and we look forward to showcasing the winners throughout 2021. We also launched the Women as One Leadership Academy, a creative take on topical lessons in leadership development. All of these programs are intended to catalyze the speed at which cardiology is able to recruit, retain and promote talented women among its ranks.

Perhaps most importantly, this year brought tremendous growth in our global partnerships. Women as One hosted 12 joint programs with society collaborators, worked with 17 independent professional organizations and global initiatives, and partnered with 12 industry sponsors. The impact of these collaborations has been an incredible aid in our ability to share professional opportunities to women around the world, and has led to an overall increase in discussions and proactive steps to improve diversity and inclusion efforts among many stakeholders.

No doubt 2021 will be an even more impactful and exciting year for Women as One. We hope to see you along the way as we develop a wider, more ambitious range of programs, partners and success stories. Thank you for your commitment to our cause, and thank you for helping to promote talent in medicine.

With our highest hopes for the future,

MARIE-CLAUDE MORICE, MD
Founding Director
ROXANA MEHRAN, MD
Founding Director

2020 CORPORATE MEMBERS

abbott
abiomed
bristol-med
csl-behring

OUR REACH

2020 brought the global expansion of Women as One through growth of the Talent Directory, wide ranging partner programs and high impact publications.

TALENT DIRECTORY

2020 saw a 66% increase in the growth of our Talent Directory
– a robust global database of women cardiologists.

Total registrants

835+

Total countries

66

Total Subspecialties

11

“We see how powerful the Talent Directory can be for matching professionals with opportunities, but even more so we are impressed with the underlying mission.”

- CardioNerds

HOW WE USE THE TALENT DIRECTORY

Global Speaker Identification
A sponsor reached out to Women as One to find speakers for an upcoming program in Latin America. Within 48 hours, Women as One supplied a list of 28 qualified women across 8 countries and 7 sub-specialties.

KOL Roster Diversification
A sponsor reached out to Women as One to find regional key opinion leaders (KOLs) in the Northwestern United States. They were so impressed with the data provided, they then looked nationally at all US-based Talent Directory registrants, widely expanding their pipeline of KOLs.

Highly Specialized Expertise
A program organizer reached out to Women as One to find a specialized group of research experts to serve as speakers for their upcoming conference. Women as One was able to help diversify the program’s faculty roster with 27 women speakers, 93% of whom had never participated as a speaker in the program in prior years.

Market Intelligence
A Corporate Member reached out to Women as One to gather insights from the Women as One Talent Directory registrants. By partnering with Women as One on development of a market insight survey, the organization is able to gain valuable feedback on future business initiatives.

“The work you are doing is amazing and is hands down helping to pave the way for so many women.”

- Noell Palmieri
Sr. Manager Education and Market Enablement
Peripheral Vascular – North America
Image Guided Therapy Devices

GLOBAL PARTNERS

2020 brought expansion of the Women as One mission
through a multitude of global contacts, collaborations, and messaging.

Society collaborators

17

Joint programs

12

Cross-promo announcements

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OUR PROGRAMS

The Women as One programming portfolio grew in 2020 to include expansion of the Escalator Awards, and the introduction of CLIMB and Leadership Academy programs.

The Escalator Awards serve to “escalate” a highly qualified group of women cardiologists by providing them with funding and a suite of professional advancement opportunities.

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APPLICATIONS

14

COUNTRIES

7

SUBSPECIALITIES

womenasone.org/escalator

Khadijah
Breathett, MD

University of Arizona
United States
Heart Failure, Transplant

Blanche Cupido, MD

Groote Schuur Hospital
South Africa
Echocardiolgraphy, Imaging,
Interventional Cardiology, ACHD

Nicola Ryan, MB, BCh,
BAO

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
United Kingdom
Interventional Cardiology

Rashmee Shah, MD

University of Utah
United States
General Cardiology

Harriette Van Spall, MD, MPH

McMaster University
Canada
Echocardiolgraphy, General Cardiology, Heart
Failure, Imaging

GOLD SPONSORS

abiomed
amgen
astrazeneca
concept medical
medtronic
philips

SILVER SPONSORS

abbott
boston scientific
chiesi
orbusneich

“we need to collectively be PART OF THE CHANGE WE NEED IN MEDICINE and in cardiology specifically. I have watched and waited for change. Through Women As One, I am now seeing the change we needed happen.”

- MARTHA GULATI, MD MS FACC FAHA FASPC
DIVISION CHIEF OF CARDIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA-PHOENIX
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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PARTICIPANTS

13

COUNTRIES

ATHERECTOMY

Track Directors:

J. Dawn Abbott, MD

Kevin Croce, MD, PhD

CHRONIC TOTAL
OCCLUSION (CTO)

Track Directors:

Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD

Margaret McEntegart, MD, PhD

HEMODYNAMIC
SUPPORT/SHOCK

Track Directors:

Navin Kapur, MD

Binita Shah, MD, MS

INTRACORONARY/
INTRACARDIAC IMAGING

Track Directors:

Ajay Kirtane, MD, SM

Akiko Maehara, MD

CO-DIRECTORS:

J. Dawn Abbott, MD

Nadia Sutton, MD, MPH

womenasone.org/climb

Launched in November 2020 through four 60-minute webinars that included a video screening followed by a moderated panel discussion and audience Q&A.

womenasone.org/leadership

OUR IMPACT

Women as One focused on developing high-impact programming, specific to the needs of women physicians in 2020.

RADIATION SAFETY

Women as One is actively engaged in developing and promoting safe and fair practices and policies for pregnant women cardiologists.

RADIATION SAFETY
POSTER DOWNLOADS

RADIATION SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONAL

EDITORIAL IN
EUROINTERVENTION

rad.womenasone.org

COVID-19 RESPONSE

THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA

moderated panel discussion with experts in trauma explores the underpinnings of traumatic stress, common reactions, how trauma uniquely impacts women and support tools for ourselves and each other.

FINDING GRIT & GRACE TO LEAD DURING COVID-19

with Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS – physician and author of “Between Grit and Grace: How To Be Feminine and Formidable”

THE BOTTOM LINE ON SEX, GENDER AND COVID

presented by Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Women as One

womenasone.org/covid

PUBLICATIONS

Women as One continuously published in 2020,
assuring that our message continues to be heard around the world

Click on an article below to read more.

GLOBAL RESEARCH NETWORK
Coming in 2021!

Women as One is developing capabilities through its Talent Directory to train and ID women investigators.

We are also developing several demonstration projects to employ research through our global network.

The One Fund is Women as One’s investment in the future of medicine. It is an investment vehicle through which the organization will be able to build bigger, bolder programming in support of women physicians around the world. By contributing to The One Fund, you will help us grow our ongoing investment in women, thereby creating a reciprocal culture of investing, and strengthening our collective ability to succeed.

womenasone.org/onefund

CONTACT US:

Rebecca Ortega, MHA

Managing Director | rebecca@womenasone.org

Alexandra McLeod

Head of Branded Programming | alexandra@womenasone.org

Erika Squeri

Head of Engagement | erika@womenasone.org

Karoline Bowman

Project Coordinator | karoline@womenasone.org

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