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Volunteerism and FPMRS: Expanding Your Career

 Learning Objectives

  1. Describe how volunteers function within a medical society
  2. Discover the career opportunities that a volunteerism creates role
  3. Explore the impact a volunteer has on a society
  4. Learn how to volunteer and still maintain your day job

Charelle M. Carter-Brooks, MD, MSc

Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh, Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Carter-Brooks completed her medical training at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and her obstetrics and gynecology residency training at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University Hospital. She is currently completing her fellowship training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Magee-Women’s Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Her practice will include the medical and surgical treatment of women with pelvic floor disorders including urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Dr. Carter-Brooks completed a Masters of Clinical Research at the University of Pittsburgh during her fellowship. Her research interests include patient-centered outcomes, peri-operative patient optimization and quality improvement. In addition, she is an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Champion at her current institution and volunteers for the American Urogynecology Society Guidelines Committee. Dr. Carter-Brooks is committed to improving women’s healthcare through education, patient care, mentorship, research and volunteerism. She will be joining the GW Medical Faculty Associates Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and will be an Assistant Professor in the GW School of Medicine.

Felicia L. Lane, MD

Health Science Clinical Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of California, Irvine

Dr. Felicia Lane serves as a Health Science Clinical Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of California, Irvine.

She is dedicated to patient care and medical education and serves as the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Director and Division Chair at the University of California Irvine. She has been a member of American Urogynecology Society (AUGS) since 2002 and has actively participated in the society serving as the vice chair of the fellowship special interest group, annual program planning committee, abstract reviewer, grant reviewer and now is the AUGS PFD Week Program Committee Chair.

Dr. Lane has a strong interest in translational research and is currently working on identifying markers for pelvic organ prolapse. She has published numerous peer-reviewed journals and authored book chapters. She is an invited speaker nationally and is recognized for her expertise in the field of stem cell treatments for pelvic floor disorders. 

Charles R. Rardin, MD, FACOG, FACS

Professor at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Staff at Women & Infants Hospital

Dr. Rardin is a Professor at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and a member of the Active Staff at Women & Infants Hospital.  A graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine, he completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, followed by a fellowship in urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, as well as the American College of Surgeons, and is president of AUGS. He is certified in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (FPMRS) by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG).   He has served AUGS on the Public Relations Committee, the Scientific Program Committee, directed the Office-Based Urogynecology and Urogynecology Update courses for several years. Dr. Rardin has a particular interest in innovative, minimally-invasive techniques for the treatment of a variety of conditions of pelvic floor dysfunction.  He is committed to Quality, and he serves as the Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery for the Care New England system, and is the Medical Director of the Women & Infants accredited Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG).  He is also committed to the academic advancement of the field of Urogynecology and serves as the Program Director for the ACGME-Accredited Fellowship in FPMRS at WIH and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Milena Weinstein, MD

Program Director, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Dr. Weinstein who is a long time AUGS volunteer, currently is a member of Clinical Guidelines committee. After completing Ob/Gyn residency at UCLA and FPMRS fellowship at UCSD, she has been an attending at Massachusetts General Hospital where she is FPMRS fellowship program director and Co-chair of Pelvic Floor Disorders Center.

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