By Genevieve Boland Life is full of well-intentioned bad advice. On many occasions, I have been told not to pursue my career as a surgeon scientist, that it is not possible. It is clear that all ad...
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Zooming Along the Road to Residency: A Tweetchat on Virtual Interviews
By Tishina Tittley and Shan Lansing With residency interviews being held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been many speculations among medical professionals at all levels ...
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Women are not Smaller Men: The Importance of Inclusivity in the Surgical Field
By Monique Hassan On August 31st, the Association of Women Surgeons co-hosted a tweetchat with @SAGES_Updates to discuss inclusiveness in the operating room and in the surgical field. The tweetchat...
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Dear Intern
By Ross Willis, PhD I was asked to write a #DearIntern blog post discussing how this year’s start of residency would be different from past years due to the COVID-19 situation we are facing. From a...
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Trauma in the Time of COVID
By Jeff Claridge and Lillian Kao As trauma surgeons and acute care surgeons, we are available 24/7 for all types of emergencies and crises. We often find ourselves at the epicenter of disasters, such...
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Maintaining Wellbeing Amidst the Fear and Uncertainty of COVID-19
By Taylor S. Riall With the COVID crisis upon us, we are being called upon to be our best as we navigate this uncharted territory. To be our best, we must take care of ourselves, which is challenging...
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Coronavirus Pandemic and the U.S. Surgeon: A Dilemma with many Facets
By Estell J. Williams, MD* It goes without saying that we are in a unique time in world history. We are facing a public health crisis unlike anything seen in our lifetimes. We can look to prior pa...
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The Ins and Outs of Away Rotations
By Shan Lansing Let’s talk about away rotations. Visiting Student Learning Opportunities, are short-term electives traditionally for fourth-year medical students to experience rotations at an insti...
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Mentorship: Vital to Women on Both Sides of the Relationship
By Erin M. Corsini, MD and Mara B. Antonoff, MD As surgical trainees, we have a tendency to think of mentorship as a one-way street, a gift that is bestowed down from those with great experienc...
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SUCCESSFUL GRANT APPLICATION WRITING II
By Luz Maria Rodríguez This is the Part II of the Grant Writing series published on Jan 14, 2019. Funding for research grants is made available by various institutions to help research ...