…As I begin my two-year tenure as President of Women In Nephrology, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our membership for their continued support of WIN. As we embark upon a very exciting year, let’s take a moment to review the accomplishments, events and growth that WIN enjoyed under the presidency of Dr. Lisa Curtis….

…As we have made the transition to this new year, there are many things to celebrate and to look forward to in 2022. February is Black History Month and March is Women’s History Month. These give us an opportunity to reflect on the essential contributions of people of color and women to the field of nephrology….

…As spring approaches, your WIN Executive Council has been very busy! WIN is pleased to be collaborating with the International Society of Nephrology this month by sponsoring a career development session and hosting two networking events….

…This past year has been a challenging one and not what we had planned We have faced professional and personal challenges It goes without saying that women and men in nephrology in the clinical sphere met the critical need of patients suffering with COVID 19 on the front lines….

…Week after week I discover yet another remarkably talented woman who shares a love of Nephrology and is willing to bring her creativity to the table on WIN’s behalf…

…We congratulate Dr. Li-Li Hsiao for a job well done and look forward to her continuing support as past-president…

…Dr. Sharon Anderson is the first female to chair the Department of Medicine and the third female clinical chair in Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)…

…WIN is also establishing collaboration with Renal Research Institute (RRI) to run The Professional Development Seminar during its annual meeting….

…The Professional Development Seminar (PDS), held during ASN Renal Week, speaks to this, and has been an incredibly successful product of our organization…

…was founded by pioneering and gutsy women with vision. They were and continue to be giants, and responsible, in many ways, for the advances women now enjoy…

…WIN is a vibrant organization…. and the key to our success is our membership. It is not what I did this year, but what you did that made it such a terrific year for WIN…

…Thanks to our founding members for their foresight into the value of a professional association for women in Nephrology that focuses on their careers and patients…

…Our main event at the ASN will again be the highly successful WIN/ASN Professional Development Seminar (PDS), which will be held on Thursday, November 13…

…With changes in both the healthcare and political environment, we are all getting used to a new rhetoric – doing more with less, the war on terrorism, bioterrorism, the bear market…

…They are openly supportive of WIN and the role women play in nephrology, and are enthusiastic about continuing to partner with us…

…In many ways, WIN has come of age in the past 5 years, maturing into a more structured organization able to sustain long-term commitments…

…I have enjoyed meeting, getting to know, and working with so many of you. As I look over the past year, it is clear that with our efforts, WIN has taken on several new activities… 

…Although there is much work to still be done, the hard work accomplished by those that preceded me has made important strides on which to build…

…We need YOUR help in recognizing women who are eligible and qualified for this award. You can nominate yourself or someone else you think is qualified…

…As the new President, I first would like to thank the WIN Executive Council under the leadership of Josie Briggs for their outstanding work on behalf of women in ASN…