Posts made in August, 2013
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Chapter 12–Weekend At (My Real) Home, At Last! This weekend I was in my home for the first time in two months. My husband is away with friends on a long planned trip, my daughter returned to school at a great distance. Only my son is in...
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Greenwich physician Jo Hannafin, a former Olympic champion, continues to break the glass ceiling for women in orthopedics, having recently been named the first female president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM).
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Are Medical Organizations for Women Physicians Relevant? New Organization Women in Cancer Thinks So!
Women In Cancer Builds a New Model for Professional Networking Organizations Women in Cancer (WINC) is the new “girl” on the block. Home grown in Canada, this exciting new organization was created to confront the ever widening gap...
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Chapter 11: Missed Milestones By Jane Doe, MD Today my son had his first interview for a job in his career. I was not there to advise or assist or cheer. I am here. My daughter returned to college last week, a drive of greater than a thousand...
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LOS ANGELES (CN) – In a lurid lawsuit, a dermatologist claims the American Association of Physician Specialists is led by a CEO who manipulated medical certification tests, repeatedly flunked female doctors, and showed pornographic and...
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Women have made substantial gains in the workforce since the 1950s, but many still believe they are being passed over for promotions and raises due to their gender.
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