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Want to write for the Association of Women Surgeons? 

We welcome quality writing on any topic that is in line with the mission statement of the Association of Women Surgeons. Take a look around the blog at previous posts to gain an idea on how to structure your submissions. For more information or to submit a guest post, please contact blog@womensurgeons.org.

Some topics to get you started:

thought-provoking, helpful, satire, raising a child with special needs, taking care of sick family members, LGBQT, cartoons, video blogs, interviews, research, academic, private practice, locum tenems, surgical hospitalist, rural practice settings, neurosurgery, colorectal surgery, trauma & critical care, transplant surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical oncology, thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, urology, plastic surgery, orthopedic surgery, obstretrics/gynecology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, fellowship options, arguments for and against board certification, burnout prevention, surgical attrition, different leadership role descriptions of chair, chief of surgery, CEO of a hospital, president of an organization, program director, how to open your own clinic, how to develop your referral network, how to become involved, how to say no, dealing with toxic colleagues, professionalism, how to innovate, best ways for promotion, boundaries, narrative medicine, humanism in surgery, adoption, choosing not to have children, having children late, assisted reproduction, surrogacy, illness, how to write a letter of recommendation, how to find a job, religion, quality improvement, patient safety, dual degrees, gender discrimination, healthy eating, healthy living, volunteerism abroad, book reviews, conference coverage

We value opinions from medical students, men, and non-AWS members.

Please note that not all submissions will be posted. If you have not heard back from someone on our leadership team within a month, it is safe to assume that the e-mail never arrived at its intended destination. Feel free to contact us again.