I matched at
@BrighamSurgery
! I’m so grateful for everyone who helped me get here, my amazing mentors, my incredible family, and the most inspiring friends! 🩵
Can’t wait for this next journey! See you in Boston!
#Match2024
#WomenInSurgery
Incredibly grateful to become the first physician in my family, for my family’s support across four countries & three timezones, and for my peers & mentors who made it the best four years 🩵
📟 Next up, “it’s Dr. Smith with surgery”
I found out today that I’m going to be a surgeon!
10 years in the making, can’t wait till Friday to find out which amazing co-residents I get to spend the next decade alongside🤍
#Match2024
#ilooklikeasurgeon
Officially submitted my residency application for
#GenSurg
! So grateful for all of the support from my family, friends, and amazing mentors who have helped me get to this point.
#Match2024
here we come 🤞🏼
Yesterday, we had our last anatomy dissection—starting with the thorax back in November and finishing with the musculoskeletal system. I’m so grateful for the way this opportunity has colored my understanding of the human body.
#MedTwitter
#medicalillustration
#MedEd
I can’t describe how grateful I am for all of the support from so many incredible people!
Thank you to everyone who ever mentored a medical student, match day is also for you 🩵
#Match2024
So excited to have my first publication in
@SurgJournal
! 🎉 Thank you to
@MGHSurgery
Dr. Mendoza and Dr. Saillant for mentoring me through this process. Hopefully, more
#MedEd
research to come!
@UNC_SOM
Future and current women in surgery! 👏🏼Thanks to the UNC AWS leadership team, residents, and faculty who put together another fantastic annual Wine and Cheese night, generously hosted by
@CapriceGreenber
!
#WomeninSurgery
#ilooklikeasurgeon
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at
#AWS2023
!
It was such a special opportunity to moderate the Resident & Fellow Starr Research Forum and update members on the NMSC. Couldn’t have done it without all of our amazing committee members 🙌🏼
Such a privilege to have helped organize the Starr Research Forum for
#AWS2022
. Thank you to our wonderful judges and presenters for sharing your time and expertise!
@WomenSurgeons
Happy first white coat! I am so grateful for the support and kindness I have received at
@UNC_SOM
from these amazing women. Looking forward to taking on the next phase of our clinical training together 🤍
#Medtwitter
#WomenInMedicine
Excited to have spent the weekend presenting our work on Functional Decline and Disparities in Trauma at
#ACSCC2023
, while also spending time with incredible mentors and friends!
So lucky to have such a supportive group of
#AWS2023
NMSC members
@gogo_gopss
and
@paulinagutkin
!
Along with
@gogo_gopss
and
@paulinagutkin
, I’m so excited to finally share the 2023-2024 AWS National Med Student Committee! The work ethic and creativity of everyone joining has blown us away!
I can’t wait to see what we can achieve as a group! Follow us along
@WomenSurgeons
Please join us in congratulating our 2023-2024 National Executive Committee, Committee Members, and Regional Representatives 🎉 We are so proud of you all and excited to have you part of the team!
#medstudents
#womensurgeons
#DiversityInMedicine
#surgery
Excited to share our work on Predictors of Functional Decline Among Critically Ill Surgical Patients, presented at
#ACSCC23
Always the best working with
@SelenaAnMD
,
@_jrgallaher
,
@AnthCharMD
and team 🙌🏼
So excited to be continuing with the
@WomenSurgeons
NMSC! A huge privilege to meet, learn from and collaborate with such motivated women across the US and internationally 🎉
Excited to share this work from the
@WomenSurgeons
National Medical Student Committee! Congratulations to all the authors involved, so proud to be apart of this group 💜
@UNC_SOM
@UNCSurgery
Trend alert: Cut-out shoulders making a 2021 comeback ⚠️ Today, a patient came to the vaccine clinic wearing a shirt like this. Never seen a more intelligent choice of clothing
The
@WomenSurgeons
National Medical Student Committee has been one of my most treasured experiences of med school! I recommend it to anyone interested in surgery and helping others discover surgery as a career.
🗓️ If you (or friend/mentee) are interested, please apply by 3/31!
We invite all current medical students and IMGs taking a (mandatory) gap year to apply for a position on the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) National Medical Student Committee!
🖇️New paper in
@SurgJournal
today on COVID-19's impact on the match in surgical specialties. 2021 applicants had ⬆️research experience, ⬇️geographic ties to matched program, ⬇️interview & total app cost. Benefits of virtual interviews?
#SurgEd
#match2022
Poll 🗳 Do you have a Palmaris Longus (PL) muscle? Try with Schaeffer’s test: touch your little finger and thumb together, flex your wrist.
(Left video is absent, right video is present
@yoshiko_iwai
)
#MedTwitter
#MedEd
🗓️Only 2 days left to apply! If you are a medical student interested in surgery, I highly recommend getting involved! One of my favorite highlights of med school 🙌🏼
If you are a mentor, please share with your mentees!
@WomenSurgeons
#MedEd
#WomeninSurgery
Interested in joining the AWS National Medical Student Committee!?
Applications for the 2024-2025 board positions are now open!
Deadline: March 22, 2024
Great experience talking with
@ariabendix
about my initial experience as a volunteer at UNC’s Friday Center Vaccination clinic. As well as assisting some newly *vaccinated* NC residents, I have loved working with my UNC classmates for the first time 🩺
@ibehamm
@businessinsider
@DChannin
@uncmed2024
@RadioGraphics
Thank you for sharing. I think medical illustrations would compliment my interests in academia and medical education. I am going to follow up on your suggestion!
Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder, an organ located below the liver that stores bile, a fluid that helps digest fats in the small intestine. This JAMA Patient Page discusses risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of acute cholecystitis
Please join AWS
@WomenSurgeons
on September 18th for a virtual session on creating and sharing a safe space. All levels of training are welcome! Hope to see you there 👋🏼
Registration:
On September 18th at 4pm EST we'll be hosting a virtual safe space geared at providing women surgeons of all career stages with a place where they can share their concerns and connect with fellow women surgeons
Register by QR or linktree!
#womeninsurgery
I found out today that a classmate is raising (an adorable) 4 month old at home on top of a 1 hour commute to campus.
A reminder to check in with your peers, ask how they are adjusting to in-person class, and how we can all support each other
#MedStudentTwitter
Administered my first batch of COVID-19 vaccines today for Orange County, NC 💪🏼 Thanks to all the staff managing the Friday Center Clinic! All
@UNC
undergrads and graduate students are eligible to volunteer with the CSSC:
Excited to share this reflection on cultural competence, its nomenclature, and application in the surgical profession.
A special thanks to
@LauraNanka
and
@AnthCharMD
for their work and mentorship on this project!
@UNCSurgery
@UNC_SOM
So much love for our
@WomenSurgeons
National Medical Student Committee💕!! Want to get more involved or just get to know the students!?
🌟🌟Join us at the Medical Student & Resident Mixer TONIGHT 7-8pm🌟🌟
@AcademicSurgery
A4
#AASChat
- some societies have built in mentorship programs with faculty members!
@WomenSurgeons
- You might be able to better connect with a database of mentors through the society’s website
- Attend society conference and meet in person!! Get ready to mingle haha
#AAS2024
@UNC_SOM
representation at the AWS Southeast Regional conference hosted by UVA! Congratulations to our UNC poster presenters and their
@UNCSurgery
mentors 💙
Can’t wait for
#AWSSE2023
at UNC next year!
@WomenSurgeons
@AcademicSurgery
A2
#AASChat
- Ask senior med students at you institution!
- See what societies your mentors belong to & get their opinions
- Google is amazing & be active on social media platforms
- I would recommend starting with 1-2! I think quality engagement with societies >>> quantity
@Holly4KJ
@uncmed2024
Thank you! I would love to think I can combine the two! Drawing started out as a hobby to distract from med school... but somehow I ended up sketching what I was studying 😂
@AcademicSurgery
- Exposure to academia & conference experience
- Networking & mentorship opportunities both with peers and faculty
- (Depending on the society) opportunity for activism at a national level
- Show dedication to and investment your chosen speciality
- & More!!!
#AASChat
@AcademicSurgery
A5
#AASChat
- Increase presence locally at med schools (I.e chapters)
- Include medical students in projects/have a med student committee!
- Create a space for students on websites, at conferences, on social media! We love feeling included!
@PonziniF
@AcademicSurgery
Conferences can be overwhelming if you are traveling alone, it is always appreciated when societies put together events for students so we can come together and make new friends 🙌🏼
@FlavioRochaMD
@uncmed2024
Thank you so much. I’m hoping to use my sketches as a way to better understand the spatial relationship between structures in the body. This comment made my day!
Please come join us and share with your friends, peers, and student mentees in Boston this weekend! All students and residents are welcome 🙌🏼
@FutureGenSurg
#AWS2023
#ACSCC23
Attention students and residents! Mix and mingle at the AWS Student & Resident Mixer at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront tonight at 7pm. This event is the perfect opportunity to build your current and future network. See you there!
#AWS2023
#womensurgeons
#surgeonsintraining
@AcademicSurgery
A3
#AASChat
- Check out their website!
- They might have a med student committee! (Shoutout
@womensurgeons
🙌🏼💜) Great opportunity to meet peers and work nationally on projects you care about
- Participate in student research competition, workshops and scholarship opportunities
@AcademicSurgery
Loved participating tonight and hearing everyone’s thoughts! Major takes 1) be bold & put yourself out there 2) quality engagement > quantity
#AASChat
Shameless plug for anyone looking to get involved in a surgical society… applications due March 31st!
We invite all current medical students and IMGs taking a (mandatory) gap year to apply for a position on the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) National Medical Student Committee!
@heatheryeomd
@WomenSurgeons
That elevator ride might have set a new world record for highest density of surgeons per sq meter! Thanks for such a great meeting in Chicago!
Congratulations to
@jadijihane
(current
@UNC_SOM
fourth-year medical student) for her work as Mentorship Coordinator with AWS
@WomenSurgeons
, connecting aspiring surgeons with mentors across the country! 🎉🎉
ABSTRACT DUE JUNE 30! 📣
The top three medical student presentations and top three resident/fellow presentations will receive a monetary prize.
Click here to learn more:
For additional information please check out the Association of Women Surgeons’ website, our instagram page, or reach out to myself,
@gogo_gopss
or
@paulinagutkin
if you have more questions!
Application: