Tag: AWSBlog

By Sara Ashai There are days where everything goes wrong, but there are also days where everything goes right. Most days, we sit somewhere in the middle. Our voice stays quiet some days, some days it...

The Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Blog was started in 2013 by some amazing female surgeons. We have appreciated the support and growth of the blog since then. We love sharing the stories of wom...

By Alyssa Brown            I blame Camila Guetter for my involvement with the Association of Women Surgeon’s Blog. Well, blame is too strong of a word. I should say I am lucky that Camila Gue...

By Alyssa Brown           Blue, white, red, yellow, pink, and brown. These are the colors of the ties and the strip of fabric around the scrub pants and scrub tops. Maybe it sounds dramatic, but...

By Meredith Taylor, MD One of the most difficult aspects of surgical training is taking critical feedback, synthesizing it, improving from it, and—most importantly—not taking it personally. In my...

By Kathleen Skipton Romanowski, MD, MAS, FACS  A little over a year ago, I sat down to write a blog piece for the Association of Women Surgeon  (AWS) Blog that was to be published on December 24th....

 By Dr. Sandra Krishnan "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” ― Rudyard Kipling  ‘Do you want to do surgery?’  ‘Yes, very badly.’ ‘Anticipation is one of th...

By Habiba Abdullahi Neurosurgery was something I chose quite early on in life. For many people, something or someone was the reason they chose neurosurgery. For me, it was after reading ‘Gifted Han...

By Dr. Sabreen Al Zamil        Ever since medical school, plastic surgery was my passion. I was determined to become a plastic surgeon so I shadowed my professor (who later became my mentor). ...

By Alyssa Brown Trigger Warning: This piece includes details of a suicide attempt, which may be triggering to some readers. If you are thinking of hurting yourself, please contact the National Suicid...