Imposter Syndrome – Part 1
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two part series. Many of you may have heard the term Imposter Syndrome. Dr. Jaime Hope gave an incredible lecture on this topic at FIX in 2017. I first had the pleasure…
GROW focuses on professional growth for FemInEMs. We will highlight different career paths, obstacles facing promotion and ways to build your network of mentors and mentees.
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two part series. Many of you may have heard the term Imposter Syndrome. Dr. Jaime Hope gave an incredible lecture on this topic at FIX in 2017. I first had the pleasure…
“I’m nominating you for this…”, my chair’s email began. I gulped. Past emails that began like this typically required asks of me that had pushed me way outside of my comfort zone. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m no stranger…
I can guarantee that you would immediately recognize a STEMI patient and activated your cath lab and that you would quickly recognize and treat the classic signs of appendicitis in a patient. Would you be able to recognize the signs…
Whether it is Women in EM (WiEM), AWAEM, FeminEM or Shemergency, women in emergency medicine are uniting to advance shared goals, including equal pay and access to leadership opportunities. This comes at a time when women across many disciplines, from…
In case you missed it: In the June 2017 issue, Emergency Medicine News published “ER Goddess: Parenthood or Medicine? It Shouldn’t Be a Choice by Dr. Sandy Simons advocating for a more humane sick call policy and speaking to the…
Define your own success! Dr. Mizuho Spangler inspires us not to limit our career goals by how others’ define them. EM docs by nature are hard working, decisive, risk-takers…all of which are invaluable tools to trail-blaze new horizons. Yes it might…
My kids love to play a game with me. We call it “Scavenger Hunt.” You can only start a round when Mom has been out of the house for at least 8 hours, and you get a higher start value…
When I headed to FIX17 I thought that I would be introducing the audience to some new ideas. I was asked to speak on the intersection of anthropology and emergency medicine. You can check out a quick introduction to the…