AWS 2023 Annual Conference 
October 21-23, 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts
Schedule of Events

 

 

Schedule of Events

*Subject to change

Friday, October 20

  • 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Registration
  • All Day Foundation Silent Auction


Saturday, October 21

  • Ongoing Activities
    • 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM Registration
    • 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM Professional Headshots (pre-registration required)
    • 6:15 AM - 7:00 PM Surgeon's Lounge
    • All Day Foundation Silent Auction
  • Sessions and Programs
    • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM Continental Breakfast with Starr Research Forum / Exhibit Hall
    • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM High School Outreach Program
    • 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome & Personal Mission/Vision/Brand with Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins
    • 8:45 AM - 9:35 AM General Session: Imposter Syndrome in the Modern Era with Drs. Jennifer Tseng, Tom Varghese, and Justin Dimick
    • 9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Moving Meditation with Canyon Ranch & Core Value Exercise
    • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Networking / Exhibit Hall
    • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM General Session: Professional Coaching and Coaching in the OR with Drs. Jessica McMichael and Caprice Greenberg
    • 11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Core Value Exercise with Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins
    • 11:30 AM -12:15 PM 2023 Top Paper 
    • 12:15 PM - 1:05 PM Keynote Presentation, "The Power of No" with Dr. Sasha K. Shillcutt (details below)
    • 1:10 PM - 1:40 PM Book Signing / Networking / Exhibit Hall 
    • 1:40 PM - 2:50 PM Business Meeting / Lunch
    • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM General Session: Social Media and Self-Promotion with Dr. Jaime Lewis and Passion Problem with Dr. Amy Vertrees
    • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Networking / Exhibit Hall
    • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM General Session Panel: Living Your Best Path Outside of the OR with Drs. Sharon Stein, Chantal Reyna, Gayle DiLalla, Maria Altieri, Mia Diego and Alexis Moren
    • 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Core Value Exercise with Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wine & Cheese Session with Hobby Highlights - complete this hobby interest form to be featured!


Sunday, October 22

  • Ongoing Activities
  • Sessions and Programs
    • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Committee Meetings
    • 8:00 AM Fun Run & Walk
    • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Workshop Session 1 (Sold Out)
      • Workshop A: Ergonomics with Drs. Geeta Lal, 
      • Workshop B: How to Get to the C-Suite and Succeed with Drs. Julie Ann Freischlag, Susan Moffatt-Bruce, Barbara Bass and Hannah Hazard-Jenkins
    • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Break
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Workshop Session 2 (Sold Out)
      • Workshop A: Academic Promotion with Drs. Susan Pories, Sandra Wong, Amalia Cochran, and James Lau
      • Workshop B: Mock Interviews/Negotiations with Jessica Minesinger and Drs. Paula Ferrada, Andrea Pozez, and Susan Boolbol
    • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch & Learn 
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM AWS Coaching Program (invitation only) with Dr. Sharon Stein
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Student & Resident Mixer


Monday, October 23

  • Ongoing Activities
  • Events
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Women in Surgery Committee Reception
    • 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Foundation Awards Dinner and Gala


Tuesday, October 24

 

 

Keynote Speaker

AWS is thrilled to announce Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE as the Keynote Speaker for the 2023 AWS Annual Conference! Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE is a tenured and endowed Professor and the Vice Chair of Strategy in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Sasha is CEO & Founder of Brave Enough, a well-published researcher in cardiac anesthesiology and gender equity, author, and international speaker. Sasha has taught thousands of women to achieve work-life control through her courses and conferences. She speaks frequently to executives and leaders on the topics of professional resilience and gender equity. Her TEDx talk titled Resilience: The Art of Failing Forward has been viewed by thousands of people. Her writing has been published in both the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. She leads conferences and retreats for professional women through her organization, Brave Enough. A best-selling author, her first book Between Grit and Grace: How to be Feminine and Formidable, has sold thousands of copies and her second book, Brave Boundaries: Strategies to Say No, Stand Strong and Take Control of Your Time, was released in September of 2022.