2023 Conference

"Embracing risk: Taking chances and cultivating your career identity."

The Michigan Women's Surgical Collaborative hosted their annual conference in Ann Arbor, MI on November 2-3, 2023. The conference featured a conversation with Christie Hunter Arscott, MSc, MSt, the author of Begin Boldly: How Women Can Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty, and Launch a Brilliant Career.

Schedule

November 2, 2023

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Disrupting the Status Quo
Success Off the Beaten Path
Embracing Your Personal Identity
Fireside Chat: Begin Boldly
Reception

November 3, 2023

Networking Breakfast: Setting the Stage for the Day
Defining (and Redefining) Success in Your Surgical Career
Defining YOUR Ideal Career/Finding Your Why
Career Transitions
Fostering a Supportive Environment for our Future
Closing Remarks

Featured Speakers

Michelle Caird, MD: Michigan Medicine
Dawn Coleman, MD: Duke University
Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH: Massachusetts General Hospital
Janet Dombrowski, MHSA: JCD Advisors
Diana Farmer, MD: UC Davis Health
Dee Fenner, MD: Michigan Medicine
Amy Golderg, MD: Temple Health
Lisa Harris, MD, PhD: Michigan Medicine
Alicia Kieninger, MD: Trinity Health IHA Group

Gifty Kwakye, MD, MPH: Michigan Medicine
Helen Kang Morgan, MD: Michigan Medicine
Paige Myers, MD: Michigan Medicine
Erin Perrone, MD: Michigan Medicine
Susan Pitt, MD, MPHS: Michigan Medicine
Jennifer Romano, MD, MS: Michigan Medicine
Allison Schulman, MD, MPH: Michigan Medicine
Bonnie Simpson Mason, MD: University of Texas Medical Branch
Sarah Wixson, JD: Varnum Law

Questions?

Please contact us at MichiganWomensSurgical-Collaborative@med.umich.edu.