Hello Everyone,
Happy 2026!
As you start this New Year, I would like to recommend a short good read.
Letter to a Young Female Physician | New England Journal of Medicine
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1702010
Suzanne Koven, M.D writes..
"I believe that women's fear of fraudulence is similar to men's, but with an added feature: not only do we tend to perseverate over our inadequacies, we also often denigrate our strengths."
"I now understand that I should have spent less time worrying about being a fraud and more time appreciating about myself some of the things my patients appreciate most about me: my large inventory of jokes, my knack for knowing when to butt in and when to shut up, my hugs. Every clinician has her or his own personal armamentarium, as therapeutic as any drug."
A few reminders:
Leadership Development Grant deadline is coming up soon -Jan 18th 2026
If you would like to suggest a book and /or host for WIN book club -please reach out to me or Barbara Yates
Apply for NANOS fellow status if you are eligible
How can we support you? Please reach out with ideas to me or Amanda Henderson
Make plans for attending NANOS and be there to support the WIN/YONO symposium -a great skill transfer session on negotiations.
Best Wishes,
Sangeeta
Sangeeta Khanna MD
WIN Chair
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SangeetaKhannaUniversity of Michigan, Department of Ophthalmology and Neurology
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