by Jane Zhao, MD In April 2014 I spent a month with the Department of Surgery at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University – Huangdao Branch. It was a marvelous experience, and I was asked to s...
By: Jean Miner, MD, FACS; Co-Chair of the AWS Clinical Practice Committee“See one, do one, teach one.” Most, if not all surgical trainees heard this throughout their residency years. Was thi...
by: Katherine Jeffress, MA, MPHEarlier this month Dr. Minerva posted on the “Importance of Mentoring” on the AWS Blog. At the end of her post she asks, “What has your own mentorship experi...
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. ...
Amalia Cochran, MD, MA, FACS, FCCM: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Christina Cellini, MD, FACS, FASCRS: I am currently reading The Secret by Rhonda Byrne Marie Crandall, MD, MPH, FACS: I’m curre...
by: Susan Pories, MD, FACSI became interested in working with medical students on reflective writing when I was a tutor in the Patient Doctor III course, for third year students transitioning from the...
By: Carol EH Scott-Conner, MD, PhD WHY WRITE? If you keep a journal, you are familiar with the process of putting words to an event. Writing down what happened allows you to place the event into a ...
by: Marie Crandall, MD, MPH, FACS So, I can’t honestly claim to be a wildly successful researcher, but I understand, in principle, the effort required. I have slogged away at an academic career f...
General Surgery Resident Nicole Tapia, MD was honored a Surgical Forum Excellence in Research Award at the 2013 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress held in Washington, D.C. Her work entitle...
Reflections from the Association of Women Surgeons' Booth @ the 3rd USA Science & Engineering Festival By: Shannon F. Rosati, MD As a surgical resident, I have spent countless hours arduously l...
