by Erin W. Gilbert, MD “Your job gives you authority. Your behavior gives you respect.” —Irwin Federman, general partner at U.S. Venture PartnersThroughout my surgical training I blindly a...
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Respect
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Jan 2014
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Green Solutions for the Operating Room
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Jan 2014
In 2013, the Association of Women Surgeons sponsored its second Green Solutions for the Operating Room Contest in a partnership with Practice Greenhealth. We received many innovative and creativ...
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Join our team
23
Jan 2014
Surgeons, residents, med students: Looking for a leadership opportunity? Get involved with the Association of Women Surgeons through social media! We need tweeters, bloggers, and Facebook fanatics to ...
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What I learned about negotiation while getting ready for my first job interview.
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Jan 2014
by Kaitlyn Kelly, MDAssistant Professor of Surgery UC San Diego, Division of Surgical OncologyI recently made the transition from fellow to attending. As I was getting ready for my first job inte...
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Negotiation, like tying surgical knots, is a learned skill.
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Jan 2014
by Carol EH Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBAEndocrine and Breast Oncology SurgeonProfessor of Surgery - Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine W...
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Creating your own academic timeline
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Jan 2014
by Christina Cellini, MD, FACS, FASCRS This topic came to me during a grand rounds given by a well-known surgeon in his mid-career - henceforth will be referred to as “WKS”. I had just returned f...
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Finding Strength in Setbacks
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Jan 2014
by Jane Zhao Two months ago, I read a great book, and I’ve been raving about it ever since to whoever will listen. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm G...
