Month: July 2015

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Interview on Mentoring with Dr. Angela Neville

12 Jul 2015

by: Dr. Angela Neville, MD and Medical Student Katherine Jeffress, MA, MPH How have mentors positively impacted your career? Mentors have probably most impacted my career by being examples - go...

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Having it all means having good physical, mental and spiritual health, too!

12 Jul 2015

by: Marie-Christine Wright, JD “I’m discovering that women can have it all, just not all at the same time.” If we can’t have it all at the same time, is there always room for wellness, and...

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The Influence of a Mentor

12 Jul 2015

by: Betzy Childers When brainstorming about the role mentoring has played in my life, I realized it provided the answer to a question I have asked myself at various overwhelming and wonderful point...

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Book Announcement: Being a Woman Surgeon

12 Jul 2015

by Jane Zhao, MD Preeti John, MBBS, MPH, FACS, is the editor of Being a Woman Surgeon: Sixty Women Share Their Stories, an anthology of stories and poetry from 60 women surgeons around the country....

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AWS Foundation

12 Jul 2015

By Hilary Sanfey MB. BCh. MHPE. FACS. FRCSI Chair, AWS Foundation Board I have been approached on a number of occasions by young surgeons who begin a conversation with “You won’t remember me B...

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A Different Kind of Mentor

12 Jul 2015

by: Kathryn Hughes, MD, FACS Mentorship in medicine and surgery was not always formally acknowledged and promoted. Today not only is it acknowledged and promoted, but also the importance of mentors...