By Susan Pitt Every year, the Association of Women Surgeons co-hosts a luncheon at the annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) with the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS). The topic of thi...
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Getting There from Here
By Elizabeth Shaughnessy Much is said and written about beginning one’s surgical career; however less so about advancement. I am always curious about others who advance. How did they get ther...
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Michigan Conference 2018: You Don’t Always Have To Be Perfect or Successful To Lead from Your Best Self
By Andrea Merrill In residency, we had a nightly event called “9 o’clock meal”. Born out of a former surgery resident threatening to expose our measly salary to the local newspaper, every nig...
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Surgical Palliative Care and the Power of Stories
by Dr. Red Hoffman “There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the f...
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The Importance of Mentorship and Experiences
By Fabiola Valenzuela As one of the winners of an essay contest held by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine (https://www.utrgv.edu/school-of-medicine/) Surgery Department a...
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Do you dare to be you?
By Dr. Jaime D. Lewis Do you dare to be you? Have you taken a chance on yourself to live out your dreams? To be true to the voices inside your heart? When was the last time you trul...
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The Leadership Gap in Surgery
[caption id="attachment_16785" align="alignleft" width="300"] Figure 1- Thoracic Surgery Pipeline[/caption] As more women medical students choose general surgery and surgical subspecialties as a ca...
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The AWS Coaching Project
When I started my residency 7 years ago, not many people talked about physician depression, suicide, or burnout. It was like a dirty word, there, but hidden beneath the surface as many suffered sile...
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Dear Pat Responds to Surgeon-Mother-to-Be
Dear Pat, I’m a second-year surgery resident and somewhat older than my co-residents. I am considering getting pregnant during residency, but I am unsure if my co-residents will be supportive. I ...
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Is taking time to do research right for me?
Is a professional development year right for me? Should I do research? What is the benefit? These were some of the questions raised during the last “hang-out” session hosted by the Resident and As...