By Dr. Jaime D. Lewis Do you dare to be you? Have you taken a chance on yourself to live out your dreams? To be true to the voices inside your heart? When was the last time you trul...
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Do you dare to be you?
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Oct 2018
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An Intern’s Advice on Thriving through Fourth Year
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Jun 2018
As I was entering my last year of medical school, I did not feel like I had a good source of information for navigating the demands fourth year, so I decided to write this post in hopes of providing m...
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The Leadership Gap in Surgery
12
Jun 2018
[caption id="attachment_16785" align="alignleft" width="300"] Figure 1- Thoracic Surgery Pipeline[/caption] As more women medical students choose general surgery and surgical subspecialties as a ca...
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The AWS Coaching Project
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Jun 2018
When I started my residency 7 years ago, not many people talked about physician depression, suicide, or burnout. It was like a dirty word, there, but hidden beneath the surface as many suffered sile...
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Is taking time to do research right for me?
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May 2018
Is a professional development year right for me? Should I do research? What is the benefit? These were some of the questions raised during the last “hang-out” session hosted by the Resident and As...
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The Transition: Adding to the Picture of Surgical Care in India
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May 2018
My fourth trip to Nanakpur but my first in a hospital setting. We had five cases posted for the day: open inguinal hernia repair; open cholecystectomy; renal stone removal; bladder stone removal; and ...
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National Minority Health Month 2018: Together we can achieve health equity
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Apr 2018
"To eliminate disparities, we must know enough (research); do enough (deliver the outcomes); care enough (commitment); and persevere enough (do not get discouraged)." David Satcher, MD, PhD, Direct...
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“Dear Pat”: Providing Answers to Questions from Surgical Residents and Fellows
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Feb 2018
The Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) is excited to announce the start of a new resident and fellow focused blog titled, “Dear Pat”. “Dear Pat” will answer questions about issues that are pe...
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Parental Leave for Surgeons
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Feb 2018
By Virginia R. Litle MD and Mara B. Antonoff MD Our upcoming Tweet Chat will take place on Monday February 26th, 8 pm ET. “Take your full maternity leave,” writes Myriam Curet in Navigating Your...
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Lessons Learned from the 2018 Academical Surgical Congress
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Feb 2018
Recently I was having a discussion with one of my surgical faculty, mentor and prior AAS president Dr. Daniel Albo. During our conversation we covered topics such as defining my passion and purpose, h...
