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THE MEDICAL STUDENT FORUM
ON FEMALE SEXUAL MEDICINE
2024 Symposium
For our fourth annual Symposium, the theme is “Sexual Medicine Across Medicine: Approaches in Different Specialties”. We aim for medical students to learn about the variety of ways to practice FSM in their future careers. FSM does not belong to just one area of medicine. It is practiced by a variety of specialties, such as the ones represented at the Symposium (urology, ob/gyn, internal medicine, psychiatry, dermatology, and pm&r), and others, such as family medicine and oncology. Non-physician clinicians including, but not limited to, physical therapists and sex therapists are also integral to this work. Each has unique insights to bring to FSM and collaboration is paramount to caring for patients. The Symposium Chair is Anna Gomez (Rosalind Franklin University'24) and the Symposium Committee Member is Paula Herbst (UIC'26)
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When: Sunday January 21, 2024 from 845am - 1130am CT
Where: Zoom
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Symposium registration link: here
Pre-Symposium Events
Monday January 8, 2024 from 6-7pm CT (Zoom): The Forum will host a 101 lecture on female sexual medicine followed by a Q&A to provide medical students with a basic background on FSM prior to the Symposium. This event is called Dr. Streicher Talks About Sex, Everyone Come with Lauren Streicher, MD. This event is organized by the Forum's Student Engagement Team. Monica Contractor is the committee chair, who is a medical student at Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine ('24). The committee members are Gillian Rubenstein (Loyola '27) and Amberly Mendes (Loyola '25). Link to register for Dr. Streicher's lecture: here (separate from Symposium registration link).​
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Saturday January 20, 2024 from 6-8pm CT (In-person): Chicago-area medical students attending the Symposium are invited to meet and connect in-person the night before at our Pre-Symposium Social. An invitation has also been extended to Chicago-area Symposium speakers. The venue is in West Loop, Chicago and there will be food, drinks, and live music. This event is organized by the Forum’s Community Liaison Chair, Maya Roytman, who is a medical student at Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine (’27). RSVP on the Symposium registration link.
2024 Symposium Flier
Thank you to the Forum's Marketing Chair, Angie Murthy, who is a medical student
at UIC College of Medicine ('25), for making the flier!
Symposium registration link: here
Symposium registration link: here
Link to register for Dr. Streicher's lecture: here
