Category: professionalism

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Finding Your Stage Presence

13 Dec 2022

By Kimberly Lumpkins, MD, MBA I have a confession:  I love public speaking.  Standing on stage and feeling the audience connect with you is a magical experience.  People often tell me that they co...

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Communicating Across Differences

05 Mar 2021

By Jaime Lewis and Virginia Shaffer This blog entry is the second in a series of six blogs authored by members of the AWS Clinical Practice Committee writing in collaboration with our society liaison...

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“Are you doing my surgery?”: Addressing Microaggressions in Surgery

16 May 2019

By Eva M. Luo, MD, MBA and Rose L. Molina, MD, MPH “Lucy” is a new patient in the Gynecologic Oncology Clinic and she is visibly anxious. As you carefully explain your recommendation for s...

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Dealing with Bullying

17 Jan 2019

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...