GYNECA Submissions are Open!

 GYNECA, Columbia’s Undergraduate Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health, is looking to publish your submissions! Categories include: letter to scientist, op-ed, briefing on an advanced science topic, reflection, and science art showcases. Any undergraduate at Columbia University or Barnard College can submit! Feel free to submit pieces from classes or individual projects. For more details on submissions and the form for submission, visit this link: https://www.gynecajournalcu.org/submissions.html.

GYNECA Accepting Submissions

 GYNECA, The Columbia Undergraduate Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health is now accepting submissions for publication in our first journal until July 30th.

Our mission is to promote gender-based biology, address social determinants of health, and provide a voice for undergraduate and graduate students. Op-eds, briefings, research, Q&A's, reflections, and art are welcome. Please read "Submission Types" for more information on what can be submitted.

Submission Types:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gm6q7uoxGQjBweChMbtswhG-e9Q0F4ak0v0okcUzoEw/edit?usp=sharing

Submission Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc559L0glndFiOzXrbXF5Iz-D5Rlopr8zJs1eUprGA0DpHPoA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Questions? Please email gyneca.columbia@gmail.com or visit https://www.gynecajournalcu.org/submissions.html

Career Insights: Health Professions

Career Insights is a speaker and panel series that introduces Barnard students to professionals from a broad range of fields. Guest speakers, most often Barnard alumnae, will hold informal chats or participate in panel presentations based on their industry.

 If working in Healthcare interests you, but pursuing a career as a Medical Doctor is not exactly what you're looking for, then we invite you to join us! In this edition of Career Insights, you'll hear from alumnae in careers within Healthcare to understand their career trajectories and decision-making. Confirmed Panelists: Lisa Schilowitz '02 - Occupational Therapist at NYC DoE Martina Chwascinska-Szarek '08 - Midwife and Nurse Practitioner at Sutter East Bay Medical Group Ivy Vega '15 - Occupational Therapist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Elizabeth Scott '12 - Physician Assistant at White Plains Hospital

Register for this virtual event on Handshake. 

Campus Activity: GYNECA Columbia Undergraduate Journal of Gynecology and Women's Health

Dear Barnard and Columbia students,

I hope everyone had a restful winter break! We wanted to introduce you all to a new, intercollegiate, undergraduate-run publication on campus: GYNECA: The Columbia Undergraduate Journal of Gynecology and Women's Health. 

We have been running for one semester and are currently recruiting new undergraduate members for Spring 2022. We are reaching out to students considering the pre-health track because we anticipate these students to take a special interest in the scientific journal. However, ALL students - no matter their major - are welcome to apply. 

The positions we are currently recruiting are Website Developers, Revision Editors, Scientific Editors, Illustrators, and Outreach Committee Members. We encourage anyone interested in these positions to apply! The link to the application is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfl375VqQs1aXyvyHN2lkziGiDcymyhU7Fz0ZCLXsU5o21w-g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Here is the link to our website: https://ap4021.wixsite.com/gynecacolumbia. We also included a newsletter and infographic to help summarize what GYNECA is all about! 

All the best,

Anisha, Ashley, Ananya, & Tara

GYNECA Managing & Executive Editors

Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project Training in February 2020

The Long Island Doula Association (LIDA) partners with NYU Winthrop Hospital and Stony Brook University Hospital to provide training for individuals interested in volunteering as doulas during labor and delivery. 

The next training session will be February 8 and 9, 2020, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at NYU Winthrop Hospital (Mineola, NY). The cost of the training is $150. 

The hospital based doula projects provide a unique opportunity for any student interested in:

●        Gaining hands-on, meaningful, clinical exposure

●        Empowering women to become agents of their bodies and health

●        Promoting mother and baby-friendly childbirth initiatives

●        Exploring birth doula work, midwifery, or obstetrics as possible professional trajectories

Birth doulas provide emotional, physical and informational support to women in labor. The benefits of birthing with birth doulas are numerous, including:

●        Personalization and respect of individual birthing choices

●        Promotion of breastfeeding and maternal-infant bonding

●        Increased rates of vaginal delivery

●        Acknowledgement of birth as a natural process

●        Increased maternal satisfaction

Volunteers will not only gain holistic exposure to the field of women’s health, but will also be fulfilled by their abilities to affect positive change in the diverse patient population they will serve. 

To find information for NYU Winthrop Hospital Project's next training session: https://www.lidoulas.com/nyu-winthrop-lida-doula-project-workshop.html

Have questions? Email Winthroplida@gmail.com 

But please note: This doula project training does not certify participants to become a doula in private practice.

Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project November Training

The Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project is a coalition of women’s health practitioners at Winthrop University Hospital and Long Island Doula Association, Inc. (LIDA)-trained birth doulas seeking to improve birthing outcomes for mothers in our community. We are hoping to recruit and train individuals interested in offering continuous, evidence-based birth support to women in labor and their partners. Specifically, we are seeking individuals who have not graduated from a nursing program. The Winthrop-LIDA Project is a unique clinical opportunity for any student interested in:

●        Gaining hands-on, meaningful, clinical exposure

●        Empowering women to become agents of their bodies and health

●        Promoting mother and baby-friendly childbirth initiatives

●        Exploring birth doula work, midwifery, or obstetrics as possible professional trajectories

Birth doulas provide emotional, physical and informational support to women in labor. The benefits of birthing with birth doulas are numerous, including:

●        Personalization and respect of individual birthing choices

●        Promotion of breastfeeding and maternal-infant bonding

●        Increased rates of vaginal delivery

●        Acknowledgement of birth as a natural process

●        Increased maternal satisfaction

Volunteers will not only gain holistic exposure to the field of women’s health, but will also be fulfilled by their abilities to affect positive change in the diverse patient population they will serve.  

But please note: This doula project training does not certify participants to become a doula in private practice. For more information on how to become a private pay doula after this training workshop please visit: How to become a certified birth doula after completing the NYU Winthrop-LIDA doula project

Our next training is November 9^th and 10th. If you are interested in registering for the next training and learning about pre-training requirements, please reach out to winthroplida@gmail.com.

Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project Training

The Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project is a coalition of women’s health practitioners at Winthrop University Hospital and Long Island Doula Association, Inc. (LIDA)--trained birth doulas seeking to improve birthing outcomes for mothers in the community. The Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project seeks to recruit and train individuals interested in offering continuous, evidence-based birth support to women in labor and their partners. Specifically, they are seeking individuals who have not graduated from a nursing program. The Winthrop-LIDA Project is a unique clinical opportunity for any student interested in:

●        Gaining hands-on, meaningful, clinical exposure

●        Empowering women to become agents of their bodies and health

●        Promoting mother and baby-friendly childbirth initiatives

●        Exploring birth doula work, midwifery, or obstetrics as possible professional trajectories

Birth doulas provide emotional, physical and informational support to women in labor. The benefits of birthing with birth doulas are numerous, including:

●       Personalization and respect of individual birthing choices

●       Promotion of breastfeeding and maternal-infant bonding

●       Increased rates of vaginal delivery

●      Acknowledgement of birth as a natural process

●       Increased maternal satisfaction

But please note: Doula Project training does not certify participants to become a doula in private practice. For more information on how to become a private practice doula after this training workshop please visit: Winthrop Becoming LIDA Certified

The next Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project training will take place on December 1 and 2, 2018. If you are interested in registering for the next training and learning about pre-training requirements, please reach out to winthroplida@gmail.com.