In order to ensure that WIMS is reaching and including as many COM faculty as possible, the following membership model is being introduced in 2025. Please review the level of membership you are seeking:
- General Member (receives WIMS email updates (additional opt-in to our email list-serve, separate from current newsletters and Faculty Matters updates), can attend all open WIMS meetings/town halls and general member meetings, can attend all WIMS events)
- Committee Member (same as General Member, plus actively involved in at least one WIMS committee, see committee descriptions below)
- Alumni Member designed for individuals who have finished their formal education and/or training at The Ohio State University College of Medicine (OSUCOM) and want to remain connected to the mission and momentum of WIMS. WIMS alumni members gain access to a dynamic range of virtual offerings- including workshops, webinars, and professional development opportunities, and annual celebration. If you have completed your terminal degree and/or training at OSUCOM, the alumni membership is a great way to stay involved, supported, and inspired.
**WIMS members can only hold one type of membership at a time (i.e., one cannot hold both a general and alumni membership simultaneously) **
Brief Subcommittee Descriptions
- Advocacy: The Advocacy committee focuses on issues pertaining to and on solutions for achieving promotion, supporting career advancement, and retaining academic faculty talent. Faculty in academic medicine face challenges in balancing academic research, education and teaching, and clinical duties, and Advocacy’s mission is to advocate for change and to foster a collaborative and supportive environment for all faculty.
- Awards: The Awards Committee enhances awareness of existing awards, facilitate nominations for and applications of faculty at the College of Medicine for local, regional, and national awards and create new local awards. The awards committee currently focuses on the following awards annually: Emerging Leader in Business, Mazzaferri-Ellison Society of Master Clinicians, the Ohio State WIMS Engagement Award, and the Ohio State FAME AWARDS.
- Data: The Data Committee carries out the important role of collecting and analyzing data to direct and support WIMS. These data help to identify and actively reduce career advancement barriers. Our data initiatives provide the evidence that identifies gaps and procedures towards improving these gaps, as well as celebrating successes of the College of Medicine. Importantly, data provides more transparency and the opportunity for information sharing that empowers both the current and next generation of biomedical clinicians and scientists.
- Events: The WIMS Events Committee develops and implements a variety of dynamic events that support all COM faculty. In addition to co-sponsoring educational experiences relevant to faculty resources for professional development, our group is further committed to curating events that both promote the visibility of and address the needs, strengths, and barriers faced by faculty in medicine and science. Collectively, the WIMS Events Committee strives to cultivate events that educate, inspire, and celebrate a welcoming community.
- Media/Communications/Outreach: The Media/Communications committee raises awareness of challenges faculty in medicine and science face and to amplify the voices and drive impactful change of COM faculty both internally via quarterly newsletters and externally via daily Tweets. We can use your skills to help us connect with our members and serve our community – no media experience required!
If you have any questions about WIMS membership or have trouble accessing the membership application, please contact: wims@osumc.edu.