Association of Women Surgeons

07/27/2025

Today on our ✨Self-Care Sunday✨ we want to invite you to meet the 2035 version of you

07/25/2025

✨2025 AWSF Awardees✨

The Association of Women Surgeons Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 award winners! Awardees will be honored at the spectacular AWS Foundation Awards Dinner & Gala on Sunday, October 5 in Chicago. Click below to reserve your spot and celebrate with us!

Tickets & tables: https://womensurg.memberclicks.net/2025galareg

07/25/2025

Today we celebrate our feature, Dr. Cam Stadlin a general surgery resident at Inova Fairfax in Northern Virignia 🎉🎊🎉

📚 Dr. Stadlin is an alumna of UPenn who studied Neuroscience. She then attended University of Viriginia Medical school and now is at Inova General surgery residency.

👩‍⚕️She very excited to be starting her PGY-2 year at Inova Fairfax. Currently, Dr. Stadlin is on a vascular surgery rotation with one of the most impressive and dedicated surgeons she has met, Dr. Kendal Endicott. Her example leads the way for Dr. Stadlin and all who work with her. Dr. Stadlin looks forward to progressing and continuing the process of setting an example for aspiring female surgeons. It is rarely an easy job, but it is always worth it when it is what you want to do.

🐈Dr. Stadlin is also a proud cat mom

🌟Words of Wisdom 🌟
“If others can do it, there’s no reason why you cannot”

07/24/2025

Offered through the American College of Surgeons, the George H. A. Clowes Jr., MD, FACS, Career Development Award provides $45,000 per year for 5 years to support early career surgeon-scientists with strong research potential. This award provides protected time and resources to advance impactful academic research, with flexibility to use funds for salary, research, or career development. Applicants must hold a full-time faculty position (assistant professor or below) and commit at least 50% of their time to research.

Apply by July 31:

The purpose of the Clowes Award is to support the research of a promising young surgical investigator. Applications due July 14.

07/24/2025

Last chance! Apply by TODAY - 7/24 - for the AWS Fellowship Grant. This $20,000 grant for basic science or clinical research has no topic restrictions and will be awarded to one qualified and approved applicant. Considerations include the investigator’s experience, background, availability of scientific material, and more.

https://womensurg.memberclicks.net/fellowship-grant

07/24/2025

✨New blog post alert✨

This week’s topic is "Doctors Need to Give Better Talks: How the Signature Speaker Series Can Help".

5 min read

Available on our website:
https://blog.womensurgeons.org/uncategorized/doctors-need-to-give-better-talks-how-the-signature-speaker-series-can-help/

07/24/2025

EXTENDED to July 27!

Have you applied for the 2025 SBAS & AWS Visiting Professorship? If not, you have until July 27! The Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) and the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Visiting Professorship! The purpose of this opportunity is to promote the careers of mid-career SBAS-AWS members and recognize academic excellence.

Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/SBASaws25

07/22/2025

Mark your calendars, the Summer Session of the AWS Journal Club will be held on August 5, 2025 at 7PM CST over Zoom! Join us to learn about landmark trials that have shaped the field of general surgery.

This session’s topic is Cardiothoracic Surgery Journal Club Attendees who wish to participate in our research study will be eligible to receive the Association of Women Surgeons Landmark Surgical Research Certificate in Cardiothoracic Surgery after attendance of the session and completion of a pre and post journal club survey. A zoom sign up link will be distributed to AWS Chapters, current AWS member emails, and posted on social media **at the link in our bio**. For more information about the AWS Journal Club and to learn about ways you can get involved, please visit https://www.womensurgeons.org/journal-club

07/20/2025

Today on our ✨Self-Care Sunday✨ we want to remind you about the tiny joys

07/19/2025

On this , the AWS Foundation is pleased to continue "Expanding Our Horizons," a series dedicated to highlighting inspiring women surgeons engaged in important global health initiatives. The next impactful surgeon we are highlighting is Dr. Justina Seyi-Olajide of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. Learn about her goals, challenges, and contributions to the global surgical community.

07/18/2025

Today we celebrate our feature, Dr Vera Hendrix. She is a breast cancer surgery at Cancer Center/Louisiana Northshore

📚 Dr. Hendrix is an alumnus of NYU, Georgetown, Tulane and USC!

👩‍⚕️Currently, she is the only female fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist serving the Northshore community of Louisiana. She earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her residency in general surgery at Tulane University. She specialized in breast surgical oncology through a highly coveted fellowship at the University of Southern California. Certified by the American Board of Surgery, she is dedicated to providing compassionate care and personalized treatment plans for her patients, empowering them to navigate their breast health journey with confidence. Dr. Hendrix also serves as medical director of breast surgery at AVALA Hospital, on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana as well as the Legislative Committee for the American Society of Breast Surgeons. In 2024, she was recognized as one of Northshore Media Group’s Forty Under 40. She is not only known for her clinical expertise and commitment to excellence in patient care, she is a mom to a 2 year old daughter who is the absolute light of her life.

🌟Words of Wisdom 🌟
“If others can do it, there’s no reason why you cannot”

07/17/2025

Register for upcoming webinars with AWS this month!
https://www.womensurgeons.org/virtual-workshops-webinars

🟣7/17, 7/24, and 7/31: AWS SCALPELS - Practice Management
🟣7/28: Cutting Edge Conversations - AWS & Latino Surgical Society
🟣7/30: AWS Publications Webinar - Ergonomics

REGISTER: https://www.womensurgeons.org/virtual-workshops-webinars