by Amalia Cochran, MD, MA, FACS, FCCMYour first professional meeting, even if it’s a relatively small meeting, is both exhilarating and scary. What are the norms for the group? What do I need to w...
by Sophia Kim McKinley, Callie Thompson, MD, and Minerva Romero Arenas, MD, MPHChapter 8: Make your partner a real partner (Callie)By nature, women are charged with carrying the child, birthing...
by Sophia Kim McKinley, Callie Thompson, MD, and Minerva Romero Arenas, MD, MPH Chapter 4: It’s a Jungle Gym, not a Ladder (Sophia)Sandberg reveals that she did not have a master plan at the outset...
by Sophia Kim McKinley, Callie Thompson, MD, and Minerva Romero Arenas, MD, MPHIntroductionLean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.Sheryl Sandberg published this book less than one year ago – and...
by Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, M.D., M.Sc.Match Day 2012 was supposed to be the best day of our lives. Or one of them, at least. But it was so, so not. Monday morning my husband and I left our respecti...
by Heather Logghe, M.D.Dr. Amalia Cochran serves as Secretary for the Association of Women Surgeons and is a member of the American College of Surgeons Professional Association Political Action Comm...
by Marie Crandall, MD, MPH, FACSBackground: Music in the operating room has been studied fairly extensively, mostly in the context of ambient music used to decrease anesthetic requirements during sur...
by Minerva Romero Arenas, MD, MPHSince medical school, I had an interest in oncology. Our professors frequently invited patients and families to come and share with our class how they were personally ...
by Mary L. Brandt, M.D. I got home recently after a 14 hour day in the operating room with (predictably) a pair of really tired feet…. which lead me to think about shoes, foot rubs, and the fact th...
Our most popular resource is now available as an e-book. Download your free copy on iTunes. Description The Association of Women Surgeons Pocket Mentor is a manual for surgical interns and r...
