By: Beth Shaughnessy It can be a difficult task to think about gratitude because we may become a little hardened and insensitive in light of the demands on our time. I can't help but smirk when I...
by Minerva Romero Arenas, MD, MPH It was only a month ago that thousands of surgeons met in Chicago for the annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Just days before, however, over 15...
[caption id="attachment_6601" align="alignleft" width="225"] 1st year Medical Student Sarah Armenia at the AWS Conference 2015.[/caption] Author: Sarah Armenia I first became familiar with the A...
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...
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...
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...
By: Sidrah Khan Women have made astonishing strides in medicine coming from an enrollment of 6% in 1960 to now forming 50% of the medical school classes nationally. Women have worked hard to make t...
Mentor: M. Catherine Lee Recognized by: Chantal Renya As the previous breast fellow at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, I have had the privilege of working with Dr. M. Cather...
by Nancy L. Gantt, MD, FACS Our packed table energetically discussed mentoring, sponsorship and career advancement. The discussion highlighted challenges some of the members were having at their ow...
Last month, the Healthcare Leadership Tweet Chat (#HCLDR) invited me to participate as guest moderator to discuss The Changing Face of Medicine. You can read the accompanying blog post here. ...
