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Dr. Jennifer Moriatis Wolf and I discuss her advice for applying to traveling fellowships and research grants as well as get a sneak peak of her plans as the next president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Dr. Mari Thiart and I discuss her career practicing medicine in South Africa and her work to increase diversity in orthopaedic surgery with the South African Association for Female Orthopaedic Surgeons and the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance

Dr. Arianna Gianakos and I discuss her passion for lower extremity surgery as well as the origin and next steps for the SpeakUp Ortho Movement 

Dr. Mary Mulcahey and I discuss her role as Director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Program at Tulane as well as ways in which the residency application process can be improved

Dr. Maritza Diane Essis, Dr. Stephanie Kaszuba and I discuss how intern year has been going and their viewpoint on the virtual interviewing process 

Dr. Camila De Mattos and I discuss her career practicing medicine in Brazil, the United States, and Sweden and her journey to become one of the founding members of Women in Orthopaedics Worldwide 

Dr. Claire Shannon and I discuss pediatric orthopaedics and the field of limb lengthening and deformity correction

Dr. Valerae Lewis and I discuss her journey to become the first woman to be the Chair of an orthopaedic department at a freestanding cancer center as well as the first African American female Chair of an orthopaedic surgery department.

Dr. Michelle Caird and I discuss her recent appointment as Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Michigan as well as how she has advocated for diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout her career

Dr. Kristy Weber and I discuss her aspirations and achievements during her tenure as the first female president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Dr. Heather Vallier and I discuss life as an orthopaedic traumatologist and her accomplishment of being the first female president of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley, Dr. Jennifer Weiss and I discuss the Speakup Ortho movement, our own experiences with workplace discrimination and harassment, and our hopes for what this movement will do for women in orthopaedics

Dr. Cordelia Carter and I discuss life as a team physician and her research to improve the musculoskeletal health of female athletes

Dr. Jennifer Weiss and I discuss navigating social media as an orthopaedic surgeon as well as physician burnout/moral injury

Dr. Andrea Halim and I discuss tips for searching for a job after fellowship and how she has managed being a pregnant surgeon with an adorable young child at home

Dr. Carrie Kollias and I discuss the diversity of Orthopaedic Surgery in Canada and Australia as well as advocacy in medicine

Dr. Selina Poon and I discuss her most recent publications investigating the cost of maternity leave and whether a career in orthopaedic surgery affects a female surgeon’s fertility

Dr. MK Erdman, Dr. Meg Whitmarsh-Brown, and I (a.k.a. The Squad) discuss the idea of women supporting women and provide the resident perspective on the lack of gender diversity in orthopaedics

Dr. Melissa Erickson and I discuss earning a MBA and residency interviews during the time of the Coronavirus pandemic

Dr. Lisa Taitsman and I discuss residency education and her recent honor of being named Director-Elect of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery