APSA 7th Annual Meeting
APSA Members Present Their Research to ASCI and AAP Members
Walking out on the boys—Book Review
Kimberly Gannon, APSA Co-chair of the Public Relations Committee, University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Login or become a member to post comments
Frances Conley’s book “Walking Out on the Boys” briefly details her journey through medical school, but focuses more intently on the struggles that she faced as the only female neurosurgeon at Stanford University. She received special attention from her male counterparts, but not necessarily the type of collegial respect one would hope. Her book exposes many of the awkward positions, and uncalled for comments that she faced in her career. While she was an excellent surgeon, she was consistently looked down upon in her department, and passed over for promotion due to her gender and hospital politics. Men, harassing pigs in some instances, received the promotions and positions for which she very well may have been better suited. She was pushed out of the university hospital, and shuttled over to the VA center; her lab space was limited, and she was denied access to interviewing candidates for residency and faculty positions.