Here’s why women doctors need time together

Physician
October 20, 2017

The 2nd Annual Women in Anesthesiology Conference is taking place in October. Developing this organization has been a labor of, if not love, then honoring. We are honoring a value system that works to gives women the respect, autonomy, and power they deserve.

There is an amazing power in gathering, shared experiences and decreasing isolation. Nobody has identical life experiences. But part of what informs our identity is shared experiences. As …

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Here’s why women doctors need time together

7 ways to not feel like an imposter

Physician
May 23, 2017

If you are a physician reading this, please pat yourself on the back. You made it through medical school and residency so, de facto, you have both resiliency and grit (serious buzzwords, y’all). But as anyone who has gone through these professional challenges, it often doesn’t seem so.

I am 44 years old and am faculty at a major public university and cis-gendered, heterosexual, married, two kids and have a full-time …

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7 ways to not feel like an imposter

Maybe it’s time for physicians to lean out

Physician
April 10, 2017

A few years ago, my colleagues and I started a non-profit called Women in Anesthesiology.  I started medical school late and had two children in residency (earning the delightful label of elderly primigravida or, if you prefer, geriatric pregnancy). My co-resident and I noticed few women in our department, and even fewer in leadership.  We charged forward, starting a local, then national group.  At the same time, a separate Facebook …

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Maybe it’s time for physicians to lean out