Villages-COM Mentoring & Interest Groups
Villages Launch Zoom Meeting-Please click here if you missed the 9-9-2021 Villages Launch Meeting.
Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) will be offering monthly groups. The purpose of the groups is to provide a forum for discussion of the issues and opportunities impacting faculty, especially women and to foster networks and support. *Villages are open to all faculty in the UF HSC. Villages recycle every 4 months (Jan, May, September).
Please Click Here to Register for a Village.
Active Villages
International Women Graduates From All Disciplines
Date/Time: The Second Monday of the Month at Noon
Location: Zoom meeting link (please contact the facilitator prior to the meeting date if you require a password)
Facilitators: Ludmila De Faria MD, l.barbosadefaria@ufl.edu and Jennifer Co-Vu MD, jcovu@ufl.edu
Who is eligible: Women Graduates from all disciplines
Getting Ahead without Losing Your Mind
Date/Time: 1st Wednesdays at 12PM
Location: Zoom meeting link (please contact the facilitator prior to the meeting date if you require a password)
Facilitators: Liz Brownlee PA-C lizzo@ufl.edu, and Cristina Zeretzke MD
Village’s Focus: A gathering of professionals who support one another in achieving our goals while balancing stresses and everyday craziness.
Who is eligible: Women Graduates from all disciplines.
The Balancing Act
Date/Time: 1st Monday at 12PM
Location: Zoom
Facilitators: Kate Huber huberkn@medicine.ufl.edu and Alice Rhoton rhotona@ufl.edu
Village’s Focus: The purpose is to share experiences with long time faculty on balancing personal life demands with a busy career, in a 2 professional working household.
Who is eligible: Anyone
UF Women in Research
Date/Time: 1-2 pm First Friday of the Month from 1-2 – November 5th
Location: Zoom
Facilitators: Katya Lobanova elobanova@ufl.edu and Gemma Casadesus Smith gcasadesus@ufl.edu
Village’s Focus: Supporting Women in Research.
The Leadership Village
Date/Time: Tuesdays 5 pm meeting time
Location: Zoom
Facilitators: Dhana Rajderkar RAJDDA@radiology.ufl.edu and Christina Wilson Christina.Wilson@neurology.ufl.edu
Village’s Focus: Our village supports the women leaders in the College of Medicine and help them grow in their career and endeavors. We will conduct open discussion on problems like-imposter syndrome, microaggression, difficult conversation and will help to set up a session or two on the School of Medicine related finances and funds.
Early Childhood Village
Date/Time: TBD
Location: Zoom
Facilitators: Collen Kays Gutman ckays21@ufl.edu (PS- She’s looking for a Co-Director, is it you?)
Village’s Focus: The Early Parenting WIMS Village hopes to form a community and support network for those with (or soon to have) young children. We will provide a space to connect with and get to know other moms navigating through career, self-care, and early parenting.
Connections Village
Date/Time: TBD
Location: Zoom
Facilitators: Yulia Orlova Yulia.Orlova@neurology.ufl.edu and Cameron Rosenthal mcdougald@ufl.edu
Village’s Focus: To learn from each other how to have life beyond work, disover Gainesville, and share hobbies. Also migraine headache support.
LQBTQIA+ and Allies
Date/Time: Every third Thursday at 5
Location: COVID Dependant – email hitcka@shands.ufl.edu for location
Facilitators: Carolyn Holland ckhollandmd@ufl.edu and Katie Hitchcock HITCKA@shands.ufl.edu
Village’s Focus: Our village aims to bring together LGBTQIA+ folks and allies for social fun and support.
Who is eligible: All genders, LGBTQIA+ and Allies
On Hiatus
Phenomenal Women
To offer a community of inspiration, encouragement, adn support to the HSC Women Faculty of Color
Date/Time: Sept 2021-Feb 2022: TBD from responses to Doodle Poll link https://doodle.com/poll/97vpytyr4m5yces5?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link
Location: Hotel ELEO, 1514 SW 14th Street
Facilitators: Beverly Dede beverly@UFL.EDU
Creating a Village in Springhill
Date/Time: 3rd and 4th Wednesdays at 5PM: Next Meeting: TBA
Location: Old Springhill – Room 2126
Facilitators: Susan Schneider MD and Alice Rhoton-Vlasak MD rhotona@ufl.edu
Please send an email to the identified group facilitator if you would like to participate in one of the groups.
Possible future groups (facilitators needed)
- Early Parenting
- Mid-Career Faculty
- Scientists Village
- Investing & finance
- Foodie Village
Interested in starting/facilitating a group? Please contact Melissa Liverman at 352-273-7500
UF WIMS Mission: Support, empower, and contribute toward the professional and leadership development of women faculty promoting a more optimal institutional environment for all.