Kerry McCabe, MD Reflections on Being a Woman in Charge
As of this writing, I am almost 50 years old. Born in 1967, to a woman ahead of her time and a man who realized that strong women make life better, I grew up in a household where there were…
Danya Khoujah, MBBS FAAEM FACEP Power of FIX
FemInEM Idea Exchange (FIX) was hands-down the most inspirational conference I have ever attended! Thank you to all the women and men of FIX17 for sharing these phenomenal insights. I can’t wait for FIX18 – October 16, 2018 can’t come…
Aislinn Black, DO, FACEP, MPH #MeToo and Global Health
Like many women on social media, I found myself infected by the viral #MeToo campaign last month. There were different textual variants circulating, but all asked that any woman who had ever been sexually assaulted or harassed post “Me, too”…
Dara Kass, MD Camp Doctor – The Most Rewarding Physician Job I’ve Ever Had
Even after all this time, the phone calls aren’t always easy to make. “Hi, Mrs. Smith, this is Dr. Kass at camp, don’t worry, everything is OK.” I usually get that out in one breath, then immediately transition to concrete…
Vidya Eswaran Gender Differences in Qualitative Feedback – Article Review
Feedback is discussed in medical education circles often, especially with respect to medical students and residents as we mold ourselves into the physicians we are destined to become. Who best to give us feedback than our attendings who work with…
Teresa Y. Smith, MD, MSEd, FACEP You Are Not Strong Enough
I was diagnosed with a debilitating autoimmune disease in my first trimester of medical school. It would eventually leave me disabled during residency, requiring a medical leave of absence. It was during this time that I met with a Program…
Tanya Belle, MD 
Tricia Smith, MD Stand in AWE: Academic Women Engage
There are nearly 6,000 emergency residents in the United States, and around 2,000 of us are women.1 We work in a variety of practice environments, and learn unique methods of managing patients. Some of us have scarcely seen a patient…
Nupur Garg, MD Advice for the First Year Attending
As a female first-year attending, I am 100% about women’s equality in the workplace, but that’s just not everyone’s reality right now. Over the last year while working at a community hospital in rural CT, I’ve heard many unabashed, gender-biased…