Celebrating 10 Years! Marking a Decade of Courage, Connection, and Transformation for Women in Medicine!
Brave Enough Women's CME Conference 2026:
Speakers
Dr. Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE
Dr. Sasha is a tenured and endowed Professor and the Vice Chair of Strategy in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Sasha, CEO & Founder of Brave Enough, is a well-published researcher in cardiac anesthesiology and gender equity, author, and international speaker. In 2016, Sasha was awarded the national American Medical Association's Women Physicians’ Inspiring Physician Award by her peers. Sasha’s greatest passion is empowering and encouraging others to achieve wellbeing in their professional and personal lives.
Dr. Dawn L Baker, MD, MS
Dr. Dawn is the writer, speaker, and lifestyle design coach behind Practice Balance. She helps physicians and other professionals step off the treadmill of achievement, rediscover their true selves, and cultivate a practice of balance that is right for them. She is the author of the book Lean Out: A Professional Woman’s Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance and host of the Lean Out Podcast. Dawn is a cancer and infertility survivor who lives her own blend of work and life by homesteading with her family on their off-grid mountain property, enjoying cities and beaches during colder months, and traveling as a locum tenens anesthesiologist in between.
Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen Akambase, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Dr. Jay-Sheree is a Preventive Medicine Fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN where her research focuses on occupational mental health. She is also completing an Executive Master’s in Public Health Practice at the University of Minnesota. Previously, as a staff physician in the Department of Family Medicine, she designed a leadership development curriculum for women and underrepresented minorities in medicine. As President of the AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees, she led the organization’s strategic development process and championed humanitarian programs.
Dr. Jennifer M. Hall, DO
Dr. Jennifer is the Owner/CEO of Blooming Wisdom Psychiatry, PLLC in Vermont. She is dual board certified in adult and geriatric psychiatry with more than 15 years of experience helping older adults achieve optimal mental health and wellness through holistic, person-centered care, by focusing on medication optimization, psychotherapy, and lifestyle interventions. Jennifer has had the privilege of serving as mentor for medical students, psychiatry residents, and early career faculty at the University of Vermont. She is also the Co-Founder of the Vermont Women in Psychiatry Group, a peer mentorship group with approximately 30 members from across the state, whose mission is to foster a supportive and collaborative environment for personal and professional development, networking, and most importantly friendship.
Dr. Barbara Edelheit, MD
Dr. Barbara is an accomplished pediatric rheumatologist, educator, and passionate advocate for gender equity in medicine. She serves as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where she has made significant contributions to both clinical care and academic leadership. At Connecticut Children’s in Hartford, CT, Dr. Edelheit holds several key leadership roles, including Division Head of Rheumatology, past Board Chair of the Connecticut Children’s Specialty Group, and Vice President of the Medical Staff. Dr. Edelheit’s clinical expertise centers on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. She earned her medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, followed by residency at The New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Medical Center.
Aimee L. Lowe
Aimee is the founder of Lowe Legal Group, PC LLO, a boutique law firm that provides legal services for executives and physicians, businesses, and entrepreneurs. She has worked with businesses, professionals, and physicians for over 17 years as executive advisor, general counsel, defender, litigator, negotiator, and strategist. She has negotiated hundreds of physician contracts and has helped countless open new and side businesses. Before forming Lowe Legal Group, Aimee was an equity shareholder and partner with several law firms, served as a judicial clerk with the Nebraska Court of Appeals, and was on staff as Adjunct Faculty member with the Creighton University School of Law. She is an honors graduate of the Creighton University School of Law, recipient of the Silver Quill Award, recipient of seven CALI Excellence Awards, winner of the Creighton Law School International Moot Court competition, and speaker on physician compensation contracts, well-being, and business, legal, leadership, and faith topics.
Dr. D’Anna Mullins
Dr. D’Anna is a hematologist / medical oncologist practicing in the Columbus, Ohio area. She obtained her MD and PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Toledo, with a dissertation on lung cancer genetics. She went on to complete an Internal Medicine residency at The Ohio State University Medical Center, followed by a Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. Upon graduating in 2014, she joined the Hematology and Oncology department of Licking Memorial Health Systems in Newark, Ohio. She and her husband, Randy, have been married for 23 years, and they have 3 daughters, Raegan (20), Eliana (15) and Nataleigh (12). She is passionate about her family, her work, food, fashion and boundaries!
Dr. Lopa Misra
Dr. Lopa received her Osteopathic Medical Degree from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California. She completed her residency at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, and her fellowship in Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her areas of interest include Regional and Orthopedic Anesthesia as well as Simulation Education. She is actively involved in both resident and medical student teaching including being a member of the Student Promotion and Academic Review Committee (SPARC) at the Mayo Medical School in Arizona.
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