10 secrets to success as a female surgeon

I bolted through the conference room door on the first day of residency orientation. The room full of interns shifted in their seats. All one dozen of the faces looking up at me were male. I got some crooked, goofy grins. So began my introduction to the world of surgery.
So, what would I tell my daughter about how to survive and …


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