WDS Young Physician Spotlight: Janelle Nassim, MD
Janelle Nassim, MD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. How did you become involved in the WDS and what benefits do you think WDS membership provides for residents/young physicians? I became involved in WDS as a first year resident. We had a strong community of women in Boston involved in WDS, and my co-resident at the time (now colleague and good friend) Dr. Neera Nathan did an incredible job getting everyone together for events at least quarterly. The first WDS event I attended was a dinner featuring a panel of women leaders including Dr. Alexa Kimball, Dr. Suzanne Olbricht, and Dr. Rachel Reynolds. I remember feeling so captivated when they spoke about their paths to leadership roles and inspired by their advice on balancing it all. WDS has continued to be that for me – a source of connection and communication with women who are doing big things and want to share their life learnings and mentorship with young physicians. At wh...