Association of Women Surgeons President Sharon Stein shares her vision and goals for continuing to grow  the year ahead.

Listen to learn how the organization is partnering with those who are also dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in Surgery and how you can get involved.

https://www.womensurgeons.org/

Incoming Association of Women Surgeons President, Dr. Sharon Stein, shares all of the inspiring programming attendees can look forward to at this year's annual meeting.

AWS 2019 will be October 26-29, 2019 in San Francisco, California. From SheTalks to a panel of chairs in surgery to esteemed keynote speakers, the conference is packed with programming. Listen to learn more about these and the AWS Foundation and networking events throughout the week.

CEO of Wake Forest Baptist Health and Dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine Dr. Julie Freischlag reflects on leadership in surgery and the changing healthcare workplace. The interview with Dr. Lillian Erdahl was recorded during Freischlag's time as the 2019 University of Iowa Carol Scott-Conner Visiting Professor in Surgery. Listeners will learn how watching the careers of Scott-Conner, Dr. Olga Jonasson, and other surgeon leaders impacted Freischlag's own view of who can be a leader. Finally, find out what she sees as keys to supporting surgeons dealing with burnout and why listening is the best way to support those who are underrepresented in medicine.

In this third and final episode of the series highlighting women surgeons' voices, we present two more surgeons stories of resilience.

Dr. Sujana Chandrasekhar shares the story of an enormous professional challenge and how she recovered from it. Dr. Mindy Le shares how a family illness during her third year of medical school helped her to decide which specialty to pursue.

Thank you to Massmouth for coaching these incredible storytellers. http://www.massmouth.org/

If you want to hear more women surgeons' stories, log on to our website to register for our AWS 2019 Conference in October. https://www.womensurgeons.org

In this second episode of our series highlighting women surgeons' voices, we present two more moving stories from our AWS 2018 Story Slam.

Dr. Janey Pratt tells of her experience as a mother and doctor during a family emergency and the lesson she learned that informs her daily practice. Medical Student Kyung Yoon tells how her family's struggles and the doubt of others impacted her path to medical school and her desire to be a surgeon.

Thank you to Massmouth for coaching these incredible storytellers. http://www.massmouth.org/

If you want to hear more women surgeons' stories, log on to our website to register for our AWS 2019 Conference in October. https://www.womensurgeons.org

In this first of our series highlighting women surgeons' voices, three women surgeon storytellers share personal experiences.

Dr. Katherine Morris tells of a patient with cancer facing difficult choices. Dr. Marilee McBoyle discusses the seven-year itch brought on by a lawsuit. Dr. Brandi Scully shares her own story of becoming the patient after being diagnosed with a condition requiring fetal surgery during her pregnancy.

Thank you to Massmouth radio for coaching these incredible storytellers. http://www.massmouth.org/

If you want to hear more women surgeons' voices, log on to our website to register for AWS 2019. https://www.womensurgeons.org/

Professor Emerita and former Chair of Surgery Dr. Carol Scott-Conner discusses her career in surgery with Dr. Lillian Erdahl and Dr. Naina Bagrodia. She is the 2019 American College of Surgeons Olga Jonasson lecturer. During this interview, she reflects on the many academic pursuits of her career including her time working with NASA as well as the changes in the practice of surgery she has witnessed over the past decades.

Dr. Lillian Erdahl and Dr. Allison Martin interview Society of University Surgeons Publications Chair Dr. Jayme Locke during the 14th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. Dr. Locke shares the joys of being a Transplant Surgeon, researcher, and mentor.

Dr. Rena Malik interviews Dr. Melissa Kaufman, past-president of the Society of Women in Urology at the 2019 Annual SWIU meeting. They discuss career development, supporting women in Urology, self-care, Oprah, and Dr. Kaufman's love of flying.

Dr. Heather Yeo and guest host Dr. Stepheny Berry sit down at the 2018 ACS Clinical Congress with Anne Mosenthal, MD, FACS, the 2018 winner of the Olga Jonasson distinguished member award for AWS.