Mentor Spotlight: Dr. Gail Rosseau
This month's eConnections features Dr. Gail Rosseau, a board-certified neurosurgeon with tremendous experience in global health and policy as a leader of several national and international...
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View ArticleArticle from 2018 AWS Foundation Grant Winner
I first heard about the AWS Foundation Grant through my good friend and mentor Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD while I was still in training at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She received the grant in...
View ArticleNIH ORWH-Sponsored NASEM Symposium on Underrepresentation of Women in STEMM
Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: A National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Symposium Highlighting Evidence-Based Interventions Monday, March 11 in...
View ArticleNominations Open for 2019 Awards
The call for nominations for the Association of Women Surgeons Foundation Awards is now open. Winners will be honored at the Awards Dinner, October 28, 2019, held in conjunction with the AWS Annual...
View ArticleMentor Spotlight: Dr. Stephanie Pannell
Dr. Stephanie Pannell is board certified in General Surgery & Colorectal Surgery. She received her MD from Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, GA and completed her general surgery...
View ArticleBook Review: This Won't Hurt a Bit
Book Review: This Won't Hurt A Bit (And Other White Lies): My Education in Medicine and Motherhood by Michelle Au, MD In her book This Won't Hurt A Bit (And Other White Lies): My Education in Medicine...
View ArticleThe Dr. Sally Abston AWS Distinguished Member Award
The AWS Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of an award in honor of Dr. Sally Abston (1934-2008). This award has been created by her colleagues at University of Texas Medical Branch...
View ArticleDr. Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professorship 2018
It is my distinct pleasure to write this report regarding my recent visit to the Dell-Seton Medical Center and Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin as the AWS Dr. Kim Ephgrave...
View ArticleYour Path to Surgery
Your Path to Surgery: A Roundtable with Medical Students from the Association of Women Surgeons National Medical Student Committee Camila R. Guetter is a sixth year medical student at Universidade...
View ArticleApply for the ASA Surgical Leaders Fellowship Grant
Have you always wondered what it was like to be a chair or have a major leadership position at a hospital or medical school? Are you holding back applying for these high-level leadership positions...
View ArticleMentor Spotlight: Dr. Mary T. Killackey
Mary Killackey, MD is the Robert & Viola Chair of Surgery and Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Tulane University Medical Center. She was recruited to New Orleans in 2006 to join the...
View ArticleBook Review: Women Don't Ask
Book Review: Women Don't Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation?and Positive Strategies for Change by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever In Women Don't Ask, Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever delve...
View ArticleMedical Student Roundtable Part 2
Read part one of the Medical Student Roundtable here. What are the successful strategies for maintaining a work-life balance during medical school? It is hard to find a recipe or a checklist to keep a...
View ArticleCall for Nominations: Executive Committee, ACS Advisory Council and AJS Editor
The AWS Nominating Committee is seeking self-nominations to serve as officers on the Executive Committee beginning in October 2019. The officer positions to be elected this fall include:...
View Article2019 AWSF Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Association of Women Surgeons Foundation Awards. Winners will be honored at the AWS Foundation Awards Dinner, October 28, 2019, held in conjunction with the...
View ArticleDr. Kristen Carter Wins 2019 AAST/AWS Scholarship
For the fifth year, The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) and AWS have partnered to award a scholarship to one of the association's members. The recipient of the 2019 joint...
View ArticleMentor Spotlight: Dr. Jennifer Lawton
This past January, I was fortunate to be paired with Dr. Jennifer Lawton through the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Looking to the Future (LTTF) Scholarship. The scholarship offers complimentary...
View ArticleBook Review: In Shock
Book Review: In Shock by Rana Awdish I had been hearing rumblings about the book In Shock by Dr. Rana Awdish, for a few months, so I finally ordered it online late one night while studying for Step2. I...
View ArticleWelcoming the 2019-2020 AWS National Medical Student Committee
Comprised of medical students, AWS Medical Student Committee works on student programs and issues. Here are the members of the 2019-2020 committee. Learn more about AWS committees. AWS NATIONAL MEDICAL...
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