ACOOG Summer Virtual Symposium
June 13, 2026
ACOOG Summer Virtual Symposium
Beyond the Clinic
Expanding the OB-GYN Role in Industry, Advocacy, Innovation, and Media. A one-day live CME event featuring 15 physician leaders who have built careers beyond the exam room.
Can't Make the Live?
Sessions will be recorded and available on-demand!
Why Attend
You trained to care for patients.
You also trained to lead change.
This symposium explores how OB-GYNs use clinical expertise beyond the exam room, from industry and innovation to advocacy, academics, private practice, writing, and media.
See What Is Possible
Hear from physicians who have built meaningful roles in industry, innovation, advocacy, academic leadership, private practice, writing, and media.
Get Practical Guidance
Learn the real steps, tradeoffs, lessons, and first moves behind career expansion. Not vague inspiration. Actionable paths forward.
Build Your Plan
Walk away with an individualized next-step plan aligned with your skills, values, professional goals, and commitment to women's health.
Our Faculty
15 Physicians. 6 Pathways.
One Day That Could Reshape Your Career.
Each panelist shares their firsthand experience crossing from clinical practice into nontraditional roles.
Emmie Strassberg, DO
Program Co-Moderator
Karla F. Loken, DO
Program Co-Moderator
Kerry Krauss, MD
Natural Cycles
Franziska Haydanek, DO
Social Media Educator
Andrea Braden, MD
Founder, Lybbie
Barbra Hanna, DO
CEO, MyMenopauseRx
Renu Joshi, MD, MBA
Founder, Joshi WomenCare
Sadaf Lodhi, DO
CEO, Femme Vie Health
Corinna Muller, DO, MBA
Coach & Author
Anissa Mattison, DO
MSU Associate Dean
Matthew Shelnutt, DO
PCOM South Georgia
Amy Burkett, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Jodi A. Benett, DO
Policy & Advocacy
Angela Jones, DO, MS
Capital Rx
Vrunda B. Desai, MD
CMO, CooperSurgical
The Agenda
Six Sessions. Six Pathways.
One Day That Can Change Everything.
All times in Eastern. Each session runs 60 minutes with live Q&A.
10:00 AM ET
Crafting Influence: Medical Writing, Storytelling, and Media Engagement for the Modern OB-GYN
Kerry Krauss, MD • Franziska Haydanek, DO
Learn how physicians use writing, storytelling, social media, and media engagement to educate audiences and advance women's health.
11:00 AM ET
Founders and Innovators in Medicine: Finding Solutions to Unmet Needs
Andrea Braden, MD • Barbra Hanna, DO
Learn how physician founders turn clinical insight into products, services, companies, and care models that address gaps in women's health.
Lunch Break
1:00 PM ET
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Building a Bold Future in Private Practice
Renu Joshi, MD, MBA • Sadaf Lodhi, DO • Corinna Muller, DO, MBA
Examine practical paths to autonomy through private practice, concierge care, hybrid models, and Direct Primary Care-style approaches.
2:00 PM ET
Academic Leadership and Teaching Pathways in OB-GYN
Anissa Mattison, DO • Matthew Shelnutt, DO
How OB-GYNs build careers in academic medicine through teaching, mentorship, scholarship, promotion, program leadership, and institutional service.
3:00 PM ET
Advocacy in Action: Physicians Leading Change Through Policy and Nonprofit Leadership
Amy Burkett, MD • Jodi A. Benett, DO
Explore how physicians move from clinical concern to organized action through policy advocacy, nonprofit leadership, board service, and community engagement.
4:00 PM ET
Bridging the Gap: Navigating Industry Collaboration and Career Pathways for Clinicians
Karla F. Loken, DO • Angela Jones, DO, MS • Vrunda B. Desai, MD
Explore how physicians work ethically and effectively with pharma, medtech, diagnostics, advisory boards, research teams, and other industry partners.
Your Next Chapter Starts Here
One day. Six pathways. A plan you build yourself. Join 15 OB-GYN leaders who prove the career you want is the one you create.
$99
Physician Members
$149
Non-Members
Free*
Residents & Students
6
CME Credits
* ACOOG student and resident membership is free. Members register for this and other educational events at no cost. Learn more about free membership at acoog.org.