October 2019 – Issue 2 Message from the President Amy Schultz Pearson, MD Greetings, Women in Anesthesiology supporters! We hope you are all gearing up for a landmark American Society of Anesthesiologists conference in Orlando next month. Women in Anesthesiology is once again hosting its Annual Meeting the day before ASA kicks off, October 18, […]
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WIA Research Spotlight: Dr Katherine Seligman, MD
We are highlighting Dr Katherine Seligman, MD, anesthesiologist and researcher, whose work was recently highlighted on the front cover of Anesthesiology. Well done, Dr Seligman and team! Katherine Seligman, MD Assistant Professor University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada How did you get interested in research? My interest in Obstetric Anesthesia and research started in medical […]
Read MoreMay 2019 WIA Newsletter
May 2019 – Issue 1 Message from the President Amy Schultz Pearson, MD Dear supporters of Women in Anesthesiology I hope you all are enjoying the spring sunshine. This winter has been very busy for the WIA Board as we have some exciting developments for the coming months – and we are so excited to […]
Read More2019 Annual Conference Registration is Open!
2019 Annual Conference Registration is Open! Our fifth annual Women in Anesthesiology meeting will be held on October 12th in Orlando, Florida. Registration is now open and tickets are available for purchase. You can read more about the meeting and purchase tickets on our event page. 2019 WIA Annual Conference October 18, 2019 : Orlando, […]
Read MoreBruh, Call me Doctor.
I love my job. I feel like my work is meaningful, my hospitals provide a very high level of care, the patients are complicated, and I enjoy my colleagues. My training is extensive. My undergraduate degree was in Women’s Studies, but I ultimately went to medical school. I did three years of residency in general […]
Read MoreImposter Syndrome
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 […]
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