By Dr. Brittany Johnson I started my journey in medicine boldly confessing to my mother at the age of five that I was “going to be a doctor.” My trademark of setting a goal and never giving up ...
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One of these things (is not like the other)
Patricia Martinez Quinones Remember joyfully singing to the Sesame Street tune “one of these things is not like the others, [...] just doesn’t belong, can you tell which is not like the others ...
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Navigating The Red Tide: Menstruation and Myths in the OR
By Joy Alvarado Although there have been major advances in the field of surgery toward gender parity, some circumstances that are unique to women still remain poorly addressed. One such circumstance,...
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Egyptian Women in Surgery
By Hadeer Nasr An in-depth look into the history of ancient Egypt brings to light the certain fact that females can introduce themselves energetically even in a male dominated Kingdom. A few notab...
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AWS and ACS address Intimate Partner Violence in the Surgical Community
By Stephanie Bonne Nearly 2 years ago, the women’s surgical community was shocked by the loss of one of our own. Dr. Sherilyn Gordon-Burroughs, a gifted transplant surgeon, accomplished researche...
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Happy Five Year Anniversary, AWS Blog!
By Jane Zhao It has been FIVE years since we launched the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS): Inspiring & Encouraging Women Surgeons Blog. AWS launched the blog during a time when there were Z...
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Women in Surgery – How to Deal
There has been a lot of conversation about what is the role of women in the workplace and especially surgery with the #MeToo and #ILookLikeASurgeon campaigns and what are ways we can prepare ourselves...
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Becoming a Woman in Surgery
by Rachel Salinas Becoming a surgeon is an intimidating endeavor. The moment I said it out loud, people would comment on how hard the hours are, how mentally and emotionally exhausting this career...
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Diversity & Inclusion in Surgery
By Shree Agrawal Join in our upcoming Tweetchat in partnership with Association of Academic Surgery (AAS) on Monday, April 23, 8 pm ET. To participate, be sure to follow the moderators for this chat...
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Parental Leave for Surgeons
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...