By: Shiona Maria Benedict Fernandes “You will get married soon in the future. How will you be able to manage your family and your work life, if you choose this hectic lifestyle that surgery puts...
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AWS Highschool Outreach Event: Becoming An Advocate For Women In Surgery
Earlier this year, I saw an opportunity to volunteer at the Association of Women Surgeons Highschool Outreach Event. I have never before come across a formal mentorship program for women high school ...
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International Medical Graduates in Surgery: Attending an Offshore Medical School
By Jamesa Fabien My (Jamesa) first-semester class was comprised of students from all walks of life. Some of my classmates were decades older than me, grateful for the opportunity to finally pursue th...
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The Same but Different
By Priya Dedhia, MD, PhD Emily was one of my first friends when I started as an attending surgeon. It was like we were destined to be friends—during the shutdown in March 2020, Emily texted me when...
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All the Unsaid things: Perspectives from Asian American Women in Surgery
By Annabelle Fonseca I was invited to write a perspective piece on being an Asian woman in surgery in honor of Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage month. Given the diversity of the Asian Ameri...
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Asian Americans in Medicine: Bridge-Tenders for Diversity
By Lily Cheng Last March, eight people – including six Asian women – were killed in a targeted hate crime in Atlanta, Georgia. In the year since, NBC News reports that 74% of Asian American Pacif...
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The Balance Beam
By Sara Ashai There are days where everything goes wrong, but there are also days where everything goes right. Most days, we sit somewhere in the middle. Our voice stays quiet some days, some days it...
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How summer schools can fill the gap in Global Surgery knowledge of medical students and surgeons
By Gabriela Azevedo Sansoni Global Surgery is a hot topic, but is it often part of formal curricula for medical students and surgical trainees? A lot of papers have been published calling attention...
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It’s a vast wonderful world: National Hispanic Heritage Month Begins
By Chantal Reyna, MD It is that time of year… National Hispanic Heritage Month!!! From September 15th to October 15th, it is time to recognize the Hispanic and Latinx communities. https://www.his...
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The Rising Force of Female Neurosurgeons
by Alex Miner Two years ago, on my first day of medical school, I was touring the hospital with a group of classmates when our tour guide asked us if we knew which specialties we were interested in...