May 2019 – Issue 1 Download the full newsletter 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 […]
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2019 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 […]
Read MoreWhen We Need to Lean Out
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 […]
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