Editor’s Note: This account underscores that positive relationships built at all levels can lead to career-related rewards. Early in my career, a residency colleague of mine asked me to participate with him in teaching at a respected location. I, of course, accepted...
Editor’s Note: The value of relationship building for women in orthopaedics was not well understood by women decades ago, especially prior to women participating in team sports. “Surgery is a team sport. ‘The Lone Cowboy Orthopaedic Surgeon’ is gone.” I have learned...
Editor’s Note: This account describes a joyous way to approach patient care as well as an innovative way to bring a long surgical practice to a close. “Throughout my residency and career, patients have always been thankful for their care and the fact that I listened...
Editor’s Note: A description of the painful realization of being excluded professionally by male colleagues and then discovering a satisfying remedy. As a resident, I never felt discriminated against due to my gender or sexual orientation. I had strong female...
Editor’s Note: A brilliant resident-engineered arrangement that led to a positive result. In the distant past and even occasionally today, women were and are not welcomed into all orthopaedic residency programs. There are hold-out faculty who feel women do not belong...
