Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Julie Freischlag, MD

In 1961, Julie Freischlag’s grandfather gave her some life advice. He told her she could accomplish anything, ...

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The Surgeons’ Lounge

Another Annual Women in Surgery Career Symposium is in the books, but we have to admit, this was one like no other. ...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Another All-Male Conference Panel?

On June 29, 2018, the Society of Surgical Oncology tweeted a photo from the Global Forum of Cancer Surgeons. The ...

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Leadership Conference Aims to Champion Female Surgeons

Even though women were practicing medicine as far back as ancient times—just look at the female students at ...

APRIL 5, 2018

Surgeons (Women and Men) Say It's Time to Close Surgery's Gender Gap

Ann Arbor, Mich.—Last November, women surgeons from across the United States and from all stages of surgical ...

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Jo Buyske, MD, to Become Director of the American Board of Surgery

This September, Jo Buyske, MD, will take over as executive director of the American Board of Surgery, one of the ...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Social Media Campaign Challenges Stereotypes Within Surgery

In August 2015, Heather Logghe, MD, then a preliminary surgical resident at the University of North Carolina at ...

FEBRUARY 16, 2016