Global exposure through diaspora engagement, international travel to conferences, destination resorts for wellness retreats, global health activities and medical missions.
You get to connect with experts and distinguished women leaders in medicine to mentor and empower you with innovative and advanced skills for career, academic success, professionalism, leadership and quality improvement.
Connection to a network of authentic, excellence driven women in a supportive and nurturing environment. Here we will explore, discuss, and address issues peculiar to us as women in medicine.
Training, coaching and opportunities to participate in wellness and lifestyle activities to beat burnout, avoid fatigue and achieve work-life harmony.
Year round opportunities for philanthropy, community development, improved health care and women empowerment activities.
Celebration of your achievements, successes and wins with recognition, awards, recommendations and platforms.
For adventure seekers, seeking to explore new regions across Africa, and the islands, for arts and cultural experiences, fine dinning and Global health opportunities.
Young girl and women empowerment, outreach to underserved areas, advocacy for improved quality of healthcare and life in our communities.
Work with the Leadership institute for personal development, professional and leadership training, mentoring and coaching, entrepreneurial skills, contract negotiation, research and academia opportunity.
Emotional counselling, relationships, dealing with grief, abuse, burnout, addiction, anxiety and depression, family pressure, spirituality.
Social media strategy; campaigns, posters and banners, blog posts, articles, podcasts, EIM medical journal and the annual magazine of the Network .
Wellness, work-life harmony, lifestyle, fitness, diet, health walks, races, screening, rejuvenation therapy, integrative medicine.
Local hangouts, pop ups, meetups, annual retreat, missions and outreaches, community activities, annual conference and fundraising awards galas, sponsorship and partnerships.
Residents round table is a platform specially created for female residents (and intending residents) in Nigeria that empowers them with knowledge on what the training is all about and addressing key issues that affect the Nigerian female resident’s career.
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Sixteen-year-old athletes get sore knees, grandparents get achy hips. It’s easy to explain away a persistent ache as “just getting older” or “just overdoing it at practice.” But sometimes, that ache is something else entirely, Read more…
Sixteen-year old athletes get sore knees. Grandparents getachy hips. It’s easy to explain away a persistent ache as “just getting older” or “just overdoing it at practice.” But sometimes, that ache is something else entirely, and the delay in recognizing it can cost precious time. July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about one of the rarest, most misunderstood, and frequently misdiagnosed types of cancer: bone and soft tissue sarcomas. This article explains the nature of bone cancer, its affected population, and the importance of recognizing your body’s warning signs. What Exactly Is Bone Cancer? When people say “bone cancer,” they’re usually talking about sarcoma, a cancer that begins in the bone or connective tissue itself, rather than a cancer that starts elsewhere and later spreads to the bone (which is far more common, but medically a different situation). There are a few main types worth knowing: – Osteosarcoma — the most common primary bone cancer, typically striking children, teens, and young adults, often in fast-growing bones like the legs or arms. – Ewing sarcoma — another cancer that mainly affects kids and young adults, often found in the pelvis, thigh bones, or ribs. – Chondrosarcoma — a cancer of cartilage cells, more common in adults over 40. What ties these together is their rarity. Bone sarcomas make up less than 1% of all cancers diagnosed, which is exactly why they’re so easy to overlook, both by patients and, sometimes, by doctors. The Warning Signs Worth Listening To Bone cancer symptoms often masquerade as ordinary aches, which is part of what makes awareness so critical. Signs to take seriously include: – Bone pain that doesn’t fade, especially pain that worsens at night or isn’t tied to activity. – A lump or swelling near a bone or joint. – A fracture that happens with little or no trauma. – Unexplained fatigue or weight loss, which can signal more advanced disease. The key distinguishing clue is *persistence*. A sports injury typically improves with rest. Bone cancer pain often doesn’t and tends to get worse over weeks, not better. How Bone Cancer Is Treated Treatment is usually a combination approach, tailored to the cancer type and stage: – Surgery — removing the tumor, often through limb-sparing techniques that preserve the affected limb whenever possible – Chemotherapy — particularly central to treating osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma – Radiation therapy — especially useful for Ewing sarcoma or when surgery isn’t an option – Clinical trials—an increasingly important avenue, as researchers work to develop more targeted therapies for these rare cancers Why Awareness Actually Saves Lives Here is the uncomfortable truth: bone sarcomas are diagnosed late, not because they’re undetectable but because they’re underestimated. A young person’s leg pain gets chalked up to growth spurts. An adult’s hip stiffness gets chalked up to age. By the time imaging reveals the real cause, the cancer has often had time to grow. Because these cancers are rare, they also receive a fraction of the research funding and public attention given to more common cancers, which means fewer people know the warning signs, and fewer resources exist for early detection campaigns. This is precisely the change that Sarcoma Awareness Month aims to achieve.How You Can Get Involved This July – Learn the symptoms and share them with your kids’ coaches, your parents, your friends – Wear yellow, the official awareness color for sarcoma. – Support organizations like the Sarcoma Foundation of America or MIB Agents, which fund research and support patients and families. – Advocate for yourself or your loved ones — if pain persists beyond a few weeks without explanation, push for imaging rather than accepting “it’s probably nothing.” Takeaway Bone cancer is rare, but it is not invisible if we know what to look for. This July, the goal isn’t to spread fear but to spread awareness: that persistent pain deserves a second look, that early detection changes outcomes, and that a cancer affecting mostly young people deserves far more attention than it currently gets. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do for someone’s health is simply say, “That doesn’t sound like it’s just growing pains, go get it checked out.”
Every July, the global spotlight is turned toward a condition that is seemingly everywhere and yet silenced: uterine fibroids. Despite affecting millions of women worldwide, conversations surrounding fibroids remain restricted to private, painful moments at Read more…
