The MWIA serves as an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) of medical women and medical students from different countries and cultures around the globe.
MWIA is an organisation representing women doctors from from six continents. The affiliated National Associations comprise over 90% of MWIA’s members. As the “National Association” representing medical women for Australia, internationally AFMW is affiliated with the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA).
Click here for more information on MWIA’s structure.
MWIA is a parent organization, whose members represent 70 countries in all five continents. The different cultural backgrounds, medical traditions and problems of its members provide a stimulating forum.
All Medical Women qualified according to the accepted standard of the medical profession in their own country are eligible for membership.
Read the full list of aims here.
A number of committees support the executive:
The Young MWIA is the Special Interest Group for Young Female Doctors and Medical Students.
If you are interested in helping document the extraordinary stories of medical women who fled Nazi Germany and settled in Australia, please contact the AFMW President to be connected with the project.
The Medical Women’s Society of the ACT hosted a vibrant International Women’s Day cocktail event 10 March 2026, bringing together the medical community. View photo gallery.
[EVENT] IHAN invite you to attend a Free Virtual Parallel Event Co-Sponsored with: National School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia and Fordham Institute for Women and Girls, Fordham University, New York. Webinar to be held Saturday 14 March 9.30am-11.30am (Sydney). Register today
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