![]() AiS Coffee with AWS Leader Dr. Yeo: Negotiating Your FutureJune 11 at 7am ET
Join us for a casual yet insightful conversation with Dr. Heather Yeo, Associate Professor of Surgery and Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College and Treasurer of the AWS. In this virtual event, Dr. Yeo will discuss negotiation, job offers, and more in your surgical career. Bring your questions and your coffee!
RegisterAWS Surgeons’ Career and Leadership Professional Education Lecture Series (SCALPELS)Sharpen your leadership edge this summer with the 2025 SCALPELS Series, a virtual program designed to equip women surgeons with practical, real-world insights into career development, advocacy, and healthcare leadership. Led by experts and peers from across the surgical field, this three-month series will cover everything from redefining success to mastering the business side of surgery. Presented by the AWS Clinical Practice Committee. View the program book.
All events are on Thursday evenings at 8pm ET.
May: Redefining Success
May 15: Alternate Career Paths – Coaching | Dr. Sharon Stein
May 22: Alternate Career Paths – Innovation | Dr. Monica Jain
May 29: Redefining Success Panel | Drs. Mindy Ho, Mary Maniscalco-Theberge, Shannon Foster, and Amy Vertrees
June: Advocacy & Leadership
June 12: Peer Advocacy | Dr. Heena Santry
June 19: Patient Advocacy | Dr. Tracy Dechert
June 26: Advocacy & Leadership Panel | Drs. Nancy Gantt, Marion Henry, and Shannon Foster
July: Practice Management
July 17: Billing & Finance
July 24: Insurance, Contracts, and Locums
July 31: Practice Management: Challenges & Solutions Panel
RegisterAWS Building an Academic Foundation“Building an Academic Foundation” is a webinar series developed by AWS that will equip senior surgical trainees and early career surgeons with guidance and mentorship on topics pertinent to starting a career in academic surgery.
RegisterAWS Resident & Fellows Virtual EventsThe AWS Resident and Fellow Committee is focused on addressing surgical trainee programs and issues, with an emphasis on engaging residents and fellows in the AWS at an early stage in their careers.
Educational Webinar Series
May 13, 2025 08:00 PM ET
Jul 8, 2025 08:00 PM ET
Sep 9, 2025 08:00 PM ET
RegisterCommittee Planning Meeting
Jun 5, 2025 08:30 PM ET Jul 3, 2025 08:30 PM ET
Aug 7, 2025 08:30 PM ET
Sep 4, 2025 08:30 PM ET
Dec 4, 2025 08:30 PM ET
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