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...
By Arghavan Salles In January of this year, I started investigating the process for egg freezing. Having spoken with three more reproductive specialists after my original consultati...
In Greek mythology, Chiron, the master of the healing arts, suffered an incurable wound from Hercules’s arrow. Carl Jung referenced the centaur’s fate when he developed his famous “wounded heale...
For years now, our regional trauma system has performed scheduled drills of potential mass casualty events: an airplane crash, a stadium event, a nightclub shooting, etc. Our team is prepared to care ...
For 14 days after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, I had no way of knowing if my parents were dead or alive. They’re fine, I told myself. Our house is not in a flood-prone area. The roof and walls a...
By Dr. Minerva Romero Arenas #HoustonStrong #HurricaneIrma #FuerzaMéxico #PRstrong #VegasStrong Our world has been in the midst of what seems like an endless series of tragedies. This blog star...
15 years later it still seems as vivid as yesterday. I woke up to my daily radio show hosts speaking with panic and confusion. A plane had accidentally crashed into one of the twin towers. As my famil...
By Rogette Esteve Recently, I found myself in Danbury, CT searching for a new apartment. It made me pause for a moment and reflect on the fact that I will be starting general surgery residency in...
By Sarah Armenia One of the best aspects of AWS is the amazing support its members in training and practice and committees show medical student members. I have experienced this support firsthand at...
By Joel Adler (with special guests Niraj Gusani and Heather Yeo) Rise of Twitter in Surgery: It’s no secret that there is a growing community of medical students, surgeons-in-training, and surgeo...