women in medicine Archives

THE FEAR

Post Author:residentbolde
Post published:July 4, 2019
Post Category:ACGME residency program / choosing residency program / everydaysexism / women in medicine

I remember meeting with the head of the of the LIHPC, the internal organization responsible for the mental well being of residents. He told me “residency is like a marriage.”…

MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO

Post Author:residentbolde
Post published:May 28, 2019
Post Category:ACGME residency program / everydaysexism / female surgery resident / Gaslighting in Medicine / hierarchy / social conformity / women in medicine

“It’s like monkey see, monkey do.” This observation was made by one of the chief residents in reference to his experiences learning surgery. We were scrubbed in a robotics case…

CONFORMITY

Post Author:residentbolde
Post published:May 8, 2019
Post Category:everydaysexism / female surgery resident / social conformity / women in medicine

This blog is specifically about social conformity. A synonym for this would be the herd mentality where the sheeple live in the Matrix. It has a purpose of creating the…