By: Dr. Shruti Venkitachalam, Head and Neck Surgeon, Chennai, India It was an early morning surgery. I was the second assistant, retracting for a neck dissection. After almost three hours ...
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Let it go!
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Oct 2024
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The Evolution of Women in Surgery: Defying Barriers and Shaping Medical History
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Oct 2024
By: Andrea Iturralde, MD Women in surgery have been in a constant state of evolution. In the early history of medicine, women played a fundamental role in surgery, but by the Middle Ages, they were...
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All the things I do for free (Women do more “non-promotable work”)
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Sep 2024
By Carmen Fong, MD, FACS I always said yes. That’s what you’re supposed to do, right? Always say yes because you don’t know which opportunity is going to be “the one” that launches your ...
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Progress of LGBTQ+ Rights – A View from One of America’s Youth
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Jun 2024
By: Alexis Moren The progress of LGBTQ+ rights has seen significant advancements globally, although challenges remain. Over the past few decades, there have been major milestones such as marriage ...
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WOMEN SURGEONS HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS
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May 2024
By: Anna DeFreitas "Women cannot seriously pursue medical careers (…) unless they stop being women: due to physiological laws, women doctors are ambiguous, hermaphrodite or ...
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Insights from a Family Member: Navigating Hirschsprung Disease
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Mar 2024
By: Mary-Lynn Hatem Growing up, I had a close family member who struggled with Hirschsprung disease. Seeing the family navigate through the challenges it brought and witnessing the impact on our da...
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Navigating Science Policy as a Medical Doctor: Strategies for Engaging Beyond the Clinic
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Feb 2024
By Sewar Banimusa, MS3 In the realm of healthcare, the influence of medical doctors transcends the boundaries of clinicalsettings. Beyond diagnosing ailments and administering treatments, there lies ...
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Impact of Narrative Medicine in Surgery
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Jan 2024
By: Raslina Shrestha, MD “We can make the world a better place, one story at a time.”- Lisa Gerber A revelation unfolded during my shifts in the burn ward in Nepal. As the patie...
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From Barbies to Blades: Reflections on a Barbie Society
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Oct 2023
By: Shannon Small “Mommy, so does Barbie have a vagina now?” My 3.5-year-old daughter has been excited to see the Barbie movie since we saw the first preview last summer. So when it came out, we ...
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Paternity Leave’s Incision on Gender Disparities in Academic Surgery
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Jun 2023
Title: Paternity Leave's Incision on Gender Disparities in Academic SurgeryAuthors: Mayte Bryce-Alberti1,2, Rohini Dutta1,3Author’s Affiliations: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harva...
