Michigan Surgery Sessions

The factors that drive discrimination and disadvantage are more complex than we realize—and they are often overlapping and interdependent.That’s where intersectionality comes in. What is it, and how d...

21 Dec 202133min

The HeForShe movement focused on the role of men on accelerating gender equality. Is it time to close up shop on this movement, or is there still work to do? If the work isn’t done, what does getting ...

2 Dec 202130min

Women in surgery don’t need fixing. Their surgical outcomes are as good or better than their male counterparts’, for starters. What they need are individual strategies to overcome the achievement gap ...

19 Nov 202132min

If we want our health care systems to be patient-centered, we need a workforce that reflects the patient population. If we want an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, we need to be intentional...

10 Nov 202123min

Implementing strategies is always challenging. Doing it in a change-averse or hostile environment makes it even more so. We continue the Michigan Women’s Surgical Collaborative mini-series with a disc...

3 Nov 202123min

The Michigan Wom​en’s Surgical Collaborative (MWSC) has built its mission around highlighting the barriers to achievement for female surgeons and inspiring real change to remove those barriers. On thi...

15 Okt 202116min

Mentor-mentee relationships can often form around similarities in interests and backgrounds. Some of the richest relationships, though, develop across differences. How can mentors and mentees work eff...

9 Mars 202131min

In surgery, the classroom extends to the operating room, where doing and observing are learning. What is intraoperative teaching, and how does it help trainees?On this episode, we discuss the techniqu...

5 Jan 202132min