Editor’s Note: This account documents egregious attitudes and comments that were endured during an orthopaedic education. These comments were not made recently, and it is hoped that attitudes and decorum have evolved since then. I was discouraged from pursuing an...
Editor’s Note: A description of the painful realization of being excluded professionally by male colleagues and then discovering a satisfying remedy. As a resident, I never felt discriminated against due to my gender or sexual orientation. I had strong female...
Editor’s Note: An example of resilience at its best. I did not match the first time I applied for orthopaedic residency. My original career was as an allied health professional which made me older than my medical school peers. In addition, the chairman where I did...
