By Dr. Jaime D. Lewis Do you dare to be you? Have you taken a chance on yourself to live out your dreams? To be true to the voices inside your heart? When was the last time you trul...
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Do you dare to be you?
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Oct 2018
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Lessons Learned: A Surgeon at Sea
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Sep 2018
By Pam Choi Shortly after graduating from general surgery residency, I checked-in aboard an US Navy aircraft carrier as the only surgeon for an entire strike group of about 6500 sailors. While my for...
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Meet the experts on what you want to do, and be the best version of yourself
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Sep 2018
by Julia Barber I’m a 33 year old surgeon from Argentina. I always knew I wanted to stay in my country to practice medicine. I know we have the limitations of a developing country and that medici...
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On Becoming A Woman Surgeon Scientist
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Sep 2018
By Ashley M. Holder Although a surgical career is becoming a path more traveled by women, few of them are pursuing the track of surgeon scientist. In an era when fewer surgeons, regardless of gende...
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Oh What A Night: An Interns Guide to Staying Afloat
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Sep 2018
By Rachael Sundland As a brand new baby intern, the prospect of starting off with a month of night call feels like someone has just handed you the keys to a cruise ship and asked you to sail across t...
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Have you asked for it?
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Aug 2018
By Ko Un ‘Clara’ Park When I was a trainee, my co-trainee was getting her manuscript finalized for submission, "It says the submission fee is $60." Sure, sixty dollars isn’t a lot of money ...
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What potential impact do surgeons have on breastfeeding?
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Aug 2018
By Nikki Mills In celebration and recognition of breastfeeding awareness month, I decided to write an article for the Association of Women Surgeons weekly blog. Some female surgeons have first hand...
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Succession is the key for change
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Aug 2018
By Susana Vargas-Pinto I recently had a casual conversation about fellowship with one of our Chief residents who matched into cardiothoracic surgery, which lit up my curiosity and expectation. “I...