To ensure that the “sky is the limit” for all professionals regardless of gender, the Women in Health, Medicine, & Science (WiHMS) endeavors to promote faculty development, mentoring, and advocacy of women faculty in all stages of their careers to ultimately create a climate that fosters the success of all faculty.

Panelists

Daniel Grossman, MD, FACOG

Daniel Grossman is Professor and Vice Chair of Advocacy in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he also directs the research program Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH). His research includes both clinical and social science studies aimed at improving access to contraception and abortion in the US, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Jessica Sanders, PhD, MSPH

Jessica Sanders is an Assistant Professor in OBGYN at the University of Utah and Director of Research for the ASCENT Center for Reproductive Health. Dr. Sanders approaches reproductive health access through a human rights lens, advocating for the full range of options through interdisciplinary academic and clinical research to ensure an evidenced-based and ecological approach to education, policy, and clinical care.

Sarah Elliott, MPH

Sarah Elliott is the Associate Director of the ASCENT Center for Reproductive Health and Family Planning at the University of Utah. She has over 15 years of healthcare and research administration experience and leads the emergency contraception access program at the University of Utah. She is passionate about equal care access and reducing barriers that exist in the State of Utah to contraceptive care.