PGY-3 @uwprs1 | @harvardmed '21 | @MIT '16
Joined September 2013
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13 Jan 2023
38 weeks pregnant and still operating! 🤰🏻
I’m so so thankful for being at an institution with such supportive residents, faculty, and administration.
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2 Nov 2024
Most viewed in the last 7 days from @JAMASurgery:
This Review describes the risks that pregnant surgeons may experience and proposes a policy for perinatal care of surgeons and surgical trainees.
ja.ma/48yaZZs
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27 Jun 2024
Know your anatomy
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14 May 2024
Thrilled to work with @AmCollSurgeons BOG& @AmBdSurg on this. Revolutionizing support during pregnancy.
➡️ stop 24-hr/overnight call >30 wks
➡️surgeons self-determine need to cut back (don’t need bed rest to rest!)
➡️rec >6wks leave w/o vacay time (1/2)
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14 Feb 2024
In this cohort analysis including 31,045 faculty, female surgeons who are also underrepresented in medicine were the least likely to be promoted and the most likely to leave academia. ja.ma/3UN2FzY @JohnsonJoshMD @heatheryeoMD @JasosaMD @AndreaMMesitiMD
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3 Feb 2024
Some big problems in surg ed need big, creative solutions. But finding a position where you can dream them up AND be supported by a team of caring people w/ resources is hard. Bring your ideas and join one of the best teams out there - it’s been an incredible experience!
10 Jan 2024
JOIN OUR TEAM!
Application: forms.gle/5fbYJ1JXv3ijpgCq9
Details: Behind the Knife is growing and we are looking for 3 enthusiastic surgical residents to join our team. We are offering a 2-year Surgical Education Fellowship starting July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2026. Only residents starting a 2-year hiatus from full-time clinical activity will be considered. The resident's institution and mentor must approve of this fellowship. Fellows will be deeply involved in Behind the Knife activities and will be expected to spearhead a major project. This fellowship is unpaid, however you may be paid for work on certain projects. Perks include direct access to illustrators, editors, recording, video equipment, our brand new digital education platform and more.  The application is due by March 25. Please contact hello@behindtheknife.org with questions.
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27 Jan 2024
Are you a pregnant resident/fellow at MGH, BWH, BIDMC, BCH, Brown, Tufts, or Hartford? Join The 4th Trimester Initiative. Participants may receive support w/ Snoo, Willow, Maven Clinic, mentorship. Email: the4thtrimesterinitiative@mgb.org. #changingculture
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Abra H. Shen, MD retweeted
22 Dec 2023
Surgeon math is
✨Tryin to get through 4 cases by 3pm
✨“We’re almost done” = 1 hour
✨“I have time for 1 more case”
✨I can do 3x24hour shifts in 1 week
✨Calories on-call don’t count
✨Booking meetings or Pilates post-call
✨“EBL was minimal”
Yep 🤷🏻‍♀️
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23 Nov 2023
Happy Thanksgiving:
The one day per year that surgeons will cut into something that hasn't had a CT scan first.
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29 Oct 2023
This dislocation presented to the ED and despite successful digital block was not able to be reduced on multiple attempts by multiple different physicians…why?
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25 Oct 2023
For weeks, I’ve waited patiently for preliminary application data for the 2023-2024 residency application to be released by the AAMC.
And today they dropped.
So you know what that means.
Yup, that’s right.
It’s time to break it down, Winners & Losers style™️.
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Abra H. Shen, MD retweeted
16 Oct 2023
On the tougher days in this job, I need to remind myself that:
-the self-doubt means I have ambitious career goals
-the failure means I'm taking risks and trying something new
-the frustration means I care and I'm passionate about my work
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Abra H. Shen, MD retweeted
7 Oct 2023
Received my official approved FMLA/maternity leave package as a PGY-2/R1.
12-weeks paid at 100%.
No guilt.
No shaming.
No extension of training.
Just love and support from faculty and co-residents.
THIS IS THE WAY.
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27 Aug 2023
The process of becoming a surgical resident, from doing away rotations and attending conferences to submitting applications, can cost thousands of $$.
But what do you do if you can't afford it?🧵
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12 Aug 2023
One year as an attending (!) and here are 5 things I’ve learned:
1. Deep connection with patients will sustain you. It makes the work worth doing.
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8 Aug 2023
did it hurt? when you fell from heaven? did you hit your head? did you lose consciousness? do you take blood thinners?
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2 Aug 2023
As surgical residency programs reach gender parity, department leaders need to create a culture of support for pregnant, postpartum and lactating trainees. @ErikaRangelMD describes a framework for designing a mentorship program for pregnant residents. spklr.io/6018lHyj
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Abra H. Shen, MD retweeted
11 Jul 2023
I used to think I worked hard in residency, and then I had kids.
10 Jul 2023
I used to think I worked hard and then I started residency
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