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Welcome to AWS Knots and Thoughts, a podcast designed to help you succeed in your surgery clerkships. This podcast is produced by the Association of Women Surgeons National Medical Student Committee. This episode reviews common expectations in the OR and how to make yourself as resourceful as possible before, during, and after surgery. Music by Hart Fogel.

The HeForShe Podcast series is a platform to hear the stories of women surgeons and their experieces with sponsorship, allyship and advocacy. As we pay tribute to those we interview by acknowledging their contributions and support for the younger surgeon and those aspiring to be surgeons, we also gain some insight from their wisdom and experience so we can be better AWS allies.

This episode features Dr. Tom Jaksic of Boston Children's, interviewed by Dr. Priyanka Chugh. 

The HeForShe Podcast series is a platform to hear the stories of women surgeons and their experieces with sponsorship, allyship and advocacy. As we pay tribute to those we interview by acknowledging their contributions and support for the younger surgeon and those aspiring to be surgeons, we also gain some insight from their wisdom and experience so we can be better AWS allies.

This episode features Dr. Matthew D. Neal of the University of Pittsburgh, interviewed by Dr. Nimjeh Alsaadi. 

The HeForShe Podcast series is a platform to hear the stories of women surgeons and their experieces with sponsorship, allyship and advocacy. As we pay tribute to those we interview by acknowledging their contributions and support for the younger surgeon and those aspiring to be surgeons, we also gain some insight from their wisdom and experience so we can be better AWS allies.

This episode features Dr. Leigh Anne Dageforde of Mass General Hospital, interviewed by Dr. Stalin Canizares. 

The HeForShe Podcast series is a platform to hear the stories of women surgeons and their experieces with sponsorship, allyship and advocacy. As we pay tribute to those we interview by acknowledging their contributions and support for the younger surgeon and those aspiring to be surgeons, we also gain some insight from their wisdom and experience so we can be better AWS allies.

This episode features Dr. John H. Stewart, IV of the Morehouse School of Medicine, interviewed by Dr. Shannon Small.

The HeForShe Podcast series is a platform to hear the stories of women surgeons and their experieces with sponsorship, allyship and advocacy. As we pay tribute to those we interview by acknowledging their contributions and support for the younger surgeon and those aspiring to be surgeons, we also gain some insight from their wisdom and experience so we can be better AWS allies.

This episode features Dr. Aaron Richman, a trauma surgeon at Boston Medical Center, interviewed by Dr. Kobzeva.

Welcome to AWS Knots and Thoughts: a podcast designed to help you succeed in your surgery clerkships. This podcast is produced by the Association of Women Surgeons National Medical Student Committee and hosted by Jennifer Kunes and Tamilarasy Vasanthakumaran, along with guest hosts from the rest of the student committee. Music by Hart Fogel.

In this episode, Mary and Gowri taught us how to prepare for our cases the week before, night before, and morning of our day in the OR.

            How to Suture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFwFMav_cpE

            Toronto Video Atlas of Surgery: https://pie.med.utoronto.ca/TVASurg/

Welcome to AWS Knots and Thoughts: a podcast designed to help you succeed in your surgery clerkships. This podcast is produced by the Association of Women Surgeons National Medical Student Committee and hosted by Jennifer Kunes and Tamilarasy Vasanthakumaran, along with guest hosts from the rest of the student committee. Music by Hart Fogel.

In this episode, Jamesa and Gopika discussed important considerations for seeing pre-operative patients in the surgical setting, as well as what to watch out for when getting a patient ready for surgery. 

BOLDCARTS: Baseline, Onset, Location, Duration, Character, Aggravating/Relieving Factors, Timeline/Treatments, Severity

American Academy of Family Physicians Pre-Op H&P: https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2000/0715/p387.html

Welcome to AWS Knots and Thoughts: a podcast designed to help you succeed in your surgery clerkships. This podcast is produced by the Association of Women Surgeons National Medical Student Committee and hosted by Jennifer Kunes and Tamilarasy Vasanthakumaran, along with guest hosts from the rest of the student committee. Music by Hart Fogel.

In this episode, we discussed what to wear to the OR and how to get scrubbed in. We recommend the following resources:

• A guide to Hijab in the OR: https://hijabintheor.com/
• Video guide to scrubbing your hands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpZqLbWL0c0
• Guide to scrubbing, gowning, and gloving: https://geekymedics.com/surgical-scrubbing-gowning-gloving-guide/

The HeForShe Podcast series is a platform to hear the stories of women surgeons and their experieces with sponsorship, allyship and advocacy. As we pay tribute to those we interview by acknowledging their contributions and support for the younger surgeon and those aspiring to be surgeons, we also gain some insight from their wisdom and experience so we can be better AWS allies.

This episode features Dr. Anna Sabih interviewing Dr. Katherine Morris about mentorship, sponsorship, and more.

Welcome to AWS Knots and Thoughts: a podcast designed to help you succeed in your surgery clerkships. This podcast is produced by the Association of Women Surgeons National Medical Student Committee and hosted by Jennifer Kunes and Tamilarasy Vasanthakumaran, along with guest hosts from the rest of the student committee. Music by Hart Fogel.

In this episode, we discussed the following resources:

- For OBGYN: Procedure Ready/Pimped Podcast

- Kenhub anatomy: https://www.kenhub.com/en/start/anatomy 

- StatPearls: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430685/ 

- UpToDate: https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/uptodate

- GeekyMedics: https://geekymedics.com/

- NinjaNerd: https://www.youtube.com/@NinjaNerdOfficial/featured

Textbooks:

- Surgical Recall, Blackbourne

- Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review, de Virgilio

- Surgical Anatomy and Technique, Skandalakis (for case by case, you do not have to read cover to cover!)

The HeForShe Podcast series is a platform to hear the stories of women surgeons and their experieces with sponsorship, allyship and advocacy. As we pay tribute to those we interview by acknowledging their contributions and support for the younger surgeon and those aspiring to be surgeons, we also gain some insight from their wisdom and experience so we can be better AWS allies.