Dear Pat, A patient that I had been following for several weeks died a few days ago, and I can't seem to stop feeling upset about it. I talked about it with my colleague and he told me to...
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Gimme Shelter
By Alyssa Brown “It’s just a shot away, it’s just a shot away,” blared the music in the OR. There was a flurry of hands and spurts of blood. But I should start at the be...
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A Glimpse Behind the Scenes: What Really Goes on at a Residency Selection Committee
By Sarah Armenia On a crisp Boston morning during the AWS annual meeting this fall, sixty medical students gradually filed into a ballroom and chatted nervously as they sipped coffee and looked at ...
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Dealing with Bullying
By Hilary Sanfey MB. BCh. MHPE, FACS, FRCSEd (hon) Bullying is a persistent pattern of mistreatment that includes verbal, nonverbal, psychological, or physical abuse and humiliation. The behavior i...
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Successful Grant Application Writing
By Luz María Rodriguez MD, FACS This is the first of a series focusing on the components involved in writing a successful grant application. Surgeons by nature are natural scientists. Our curi...
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Inspiring our future by encouraging our present
By Renee Hilton I am asked the same question nearly every day by young female medical students aspiring to become surgeons. “Can I be a surgeon and have a normal life as a woman?” You will ma...
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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...