Editor’s Note: This is a candid account about the dark side of orthopaedic practice life, especially for women. There are lessons here for us all. I had a wonderful experience as a medical student, orthopaedic resident, and fellow. I was fortunate to have great...
Editor’s Note: This account describes an unexpected adverse medical event in the life of a loved one that made the storyteller’s continuing participation in her training process difficult. As a result of the ordeal, valuable decisions about current and future...
Editor’s Note: This is an inspirational and uplifting account filled with wisdom. “Go find out.” These were the words my instructor said to me when I was a senior resident. This led me to a career which included research as well as leadership. He and I cared for a...
Editor’s Note: Incredible tragedy struck the storyteller’s family. The experience served to shape a future surgeon who would extend empathy and thoughtful care to a multitude of her own patients and families. “Time doesn’t exist in the operating room for the surgeon...
Editor’s Note: This account highlights an unexpected turn of events during a well-planned career followed by the demonstration of tremendous resilience. “My career was progressing exactly as I had envisioned it would.” I had been recruited to start a new orthopaedic...
