Welcome to AMWPA

Dear members
Assalam-o-Alaikum,

It is an honor and a privilege to be elected as a new President executive committee for year 2023 term . Dr Seema Haq has graciously served as President for last two terms and we are extremely thankful for her hardwork and dedication serving for AMWPA and helping the community. As she mentioned in her welcome note, the numerous services provided by AMWPA with the help of our dear members and volunteers, I will continue to advance the programs including health fairs, mentorship programs, flu shots, feed the hungry program, CPR classes, merit awards, education lectures and ongoing education and information on Covid. I along with the rest of the executive committee members look forward for your continued support for AMWPA. I would like to invite the younger generation to be more active in the organization and take leadership roles to advance the mission of AMWPA. Together we can achieve more to help the community.

Sincerely

Dr. Imrana Khalid, MD
President Executive Committee
American Muslim Women Physicians Association

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Who are we?

American Muslim Women Physicians Association (AMWPA) is an organization of Muslim women physicians, Dentists and medical students. Muslim women physicians of Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW) came together in 1999 and thought that there was a real need to help the community to empower women through improving their health, welfare and to bring Muslim women doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals in communication with each other for encouragement and camaraderie.

It was formally structured in 2008 as American Muslim Women Physicians Association (AMWPA) as a non–profit 501 (C) 3 professional and charitable organization.Read More

What is our goal?

The vision of this organization is to promote health, welfare and education of women.

The mission of the American Muslim Women Physicians association is to improve the condition of women’s health, provide a platform for Muslim women in medicine and raise the awareness of issues regarding community welfare.

AMWPA pursues this mission by:

  • Providing health education of issues relating to women’s welfare and community health.
  • Advancing Awareness of issues relating to women’s welfare and community health.
  • Providing resources for the advancement of muslim women in practice of Medicine, Education and Leadership roles.

What we do?

  • Professional Networking & MentoringAMWPA holds quarterly meetings where women in medicine come together to exchange clinical experiences, enhance professional contacts, build relationships and encourage each other in balancing family and career responsibilities. This forum also helps in developing next generation leaders. Motivation and leadership activities are undertaken and mentoring is provided to premedical, medical students and those is residency training.
  • Health Fairs
    Preventive Healthcare is our Passion and this is our motto and we pursue this by holding Health Fairs.
    • Patients are screened for Lipids, Diabetes, vision and Osteoporosis.
    • Patients are also screened for Depression.
    • Dental screening is provided by Baylor College of dentistry and area Dentists.
    • Flu shots are provided by Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano.
    • Bicycle Helmets are provided by Hard Hats for Little Heads a program from Texas Medical Association and Texas Family Physicians.

    Health fairs are held at the following mosques.

    • Islamic Association of North Texas (IANT) Richardson, Texas.
    • Dar EL-Eman Islamic Center Arlington, Texas.
    • Islamic Center of Irving (ICI),Arlington, Texas
    • Madinah Mosque of Carrollton, Texas.
    • Islamic Association of Collin County ( IACC) Plano, Texas.
  • Preventive Healthcare lectures
    Lectures are given by women Doctors, Dentists, Nurse practitioners, Nutritionists, and Physical therapists on different topics like Strokes, Diabetes, Hepatitis, Hypertension, Nutrition, Stress Management, Depression, Breast Cancer, Exercise and Women’s Health at different area mosques.