BCM Association of Women Surgeons

Future women surgeons, sharing our aspirations, inspirations, and celebrations of women in the field. Our views are our own.

[BCM_Surgery @BCM_Surgery]

We had the privilege of hosting Patricia L. Turner, M.D., the Executive Director and CEO of the American College of Surgeons @AmCollSurgeons and Clinical Professor at the University of Chicago Medicine, as a distinguished guest speaker during Grand Rounds.

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

We also wanted to give a huge thank you to all the residents and medical students who helped out with the event🙂⭐️

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

Happy fall everyone🍂🍁

We wanted to share what our chapter has been up to this semester. This past September some of our members had a ton of fun volunteering at Rice University’s Reach for the Stars Event! 🧬🔬

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

Congratulations to our incredible members, @BidareDeeksha and @_BridgetPark, on matching yesterday! We are so excited for you both 😊

[WomenSurgeons @WomenSurgeons]

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! On this day, we imagine a diverse, inclusive world that #embracesequity. AWS works toward gender equity in surgery year-round.

Learn more & support our efforts at https://t.co/CdX6S2C96m

How are you celebrating International Women's Day?

[Deeksha Bidare @BidareDeeksha]

Started our pre-clinical surgery elective strong with a full class and an insightful surgical oncology lecture by our course director, Dr. Cary Hsu! Great to see such a high level of interest in surgical specialties among first-year med students! #MedTwitter #MedEd @BCM_Surgery

[Deeksha Bidare @BidareDeeksha]

Shout out to our amazing @BCM_AWS mentorship officers, @RuthMizu and @whitneyjin_ for planning the event! ✨

[Deeksha Bidare @BidareDeeksha]

Insightful discussion on Leadership in Academic Surgery led by @DrRosengart and @michele_loor at our @BCM_AWS meeting last night! Inspiring to hear valuable advice from @BCM_Surgery faculty/residents about mentorship, effective networking, & overcoming bias. @WomenSurgeons

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

Be sure to check out Dr. Sophia Perez’s stories from today about the day-to-day life as a gen surg PGY-2 at BCM!😀 @SophWPerez

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce our new series: A Day in the Life✨

We’ll be showcasing the day to day lives of some of our amazing residents on Instagram to give a glimpse of what being a surgery resident at Baylor looks like! 🤩

https://t.co/G4oMox0gae

[Tandis Soltani, MD @SoltaniTandis]

📣 Excited to announce the “Women Mentors in Surgery” webinar for medical students interested in surgery! Dec 1st at 5pm EST on Zoom. Remarkable panel: @Gifty_Kwakye_MD @SESanchezMD @lisacannada @saraj_pereira @Maya_Michigan & Isabelle Germano! Sign up at https://t.co/EiKHlrAaSC

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

It was a pleasure having our amazing surgical subspecialty program directors and residents speak to @bcmhouston medical students! We hope our fourth year students learned some great interview tips just in time for #Match2023 interviews! 😎

[Deeksha Bidare @BidareDeeksha]

Our @BCM_AWS leadership had a fantastic time hosting a surgical specialty residency panel for med students last night! Thank you to all the residents/faculty from @BCM_Surgery @BCM_CTSurgery @bcm_urology & @BCM_Oto for sharing high-yield advice about apps/interviews! #Match2023

[Baylor Global Surgery @BCMGlobalSurg]

Congratulations to @BCM_Surgery #GlobalSurgery Chief Resident @youmnasheriff on being granted the Raleigh Ross Award! Given to the resident who best exemplifies the ideals of the Texas Surgical Society, this honor is well deserved!

@DrRosengart @ronaldcottonmd @RachelWDavis

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

In her free time, Deeksha loves: "cooking new recipes and trying new restaurants. I've been lucky to grow up in Houston, which has a great food scene. I also love to run in Hermann Park or Buffalo Bayou on the weekends."

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

Congrats to all the students who submitted their #ERAS2023 apps last week! This Member Monday, we're introducing Deeksha Bidare (@BidareDeeksha), Chair of this year's @BCM_AWS chapter and a superstar #GenSurgMatch2023 applicant! Be on the lookout for this 💫 future surgeon!!

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

Deeksha's favorite part of med school was: "finding a group of people who share my passions and interests. I'm grateful to have mentors who have inspired me and supported my ambitions. I look forward to doing the same for students in the future"

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

Congratulations @DrThaoGalvan !! Thank you for continuing to be an amazing role model and mentor for all our @BCM_Surgery residents and @bcmhouston med students!

[Youmna A. Sherif, MD @youmnasheriff]

Congratulations to @DrThaoGalvan for becoming the newest member of the Texas Surgical Society! A phenomenal surgeon, scientist, mentor, and advocate! @BCM_Surgery @BCM_AWS @DrRosengart

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

In her free time, Mary loves:
"Cooking new recipes, falling down the YouTube rabbit hole, reading paper books, and hiking (13 national parks down, and hopefully many more to go!)"

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

Happy Monday everyone! For this week's Member Monday, we're introducing Mary Yu (@xmaryyu), the Executive Vice-Chair for @bcmhouston #AWS this year! She's currently an MS3 and is interested in #GenSurg.
Watch out for this🌟 applicant next year and give her a follow!

[BCM Association of Women Surgeons @BCM_AWS]

Mary's favorite part of med school is:
"the people! From the friends I’ve made for life from the first days of MS1 to my patients and teams during clinics, I’m incredibly grateful to all of them for allowing me to be a part of their journey"