Recently, the term “subtle sexism” has started making its rounds in the medical field to describe the current state of affairs of the gender equity movement.  With overt sexism allegedly gone by the wayside, we are left instead with an...

Chapter 10:  A New Place, Again by Jane Doe, MD My place of fellowship training is a university system but a consortium of hospitals.  I am in a new location this week.  Each institution has a distinct culture I am told.  It is certainly true...

Chapter 8:  Is Anonymity the Refuge of a Coward? By Jane Doe, MD I would have answered “Yes” to that question in most circumstances before I began this project so why am I anonymous?  Could I not protect the privacy of others by omitting...

President of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Speaks Out on Her Agenda for the Coming Year As women begin to approach 50% of the physicians in the United States, it is incumbent upon us to assume leadership roles to create a...

Women Surgeons Paving the Way for Women Surgeons San Francisco, June 7-9, 2013 What started as an informal “let’s sit and chat in my home” invitation, issued by Sharona Ross, MD, more than 5 years ago, has grown into a mega-event...

Jane Doe, MD Talks About Her Real Life Gap Year, Real Time Many of us have periods of yearning–“If only I could…..”  But for most of us, these stay as day dreams.  But not for Jane Doe, MD.  JDMD is real life women...