Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

In this episode, we spoke with Drs. Jen McCall and Romy Nitsch about imposterism. Dr. McCall is a minimally invasive gynecology fellow at the University of Ottawa and Dr. Nitsch is a minimally invasive gynecologist at Queen’s University. The two researchers, along with Jessica Pudwell and Jamie Pyper, recently published a study in the Journal of American College of Surgeons on imposter phenomenon in women surgeons. Their study highlights the near universal phenomenon of imposter phenomenon among women surgeons, some of the risk factors associated with imposterism, and perhaps some strategies for how we might mitigate it. 
 
Jennifer McCall X/Twitter: https://x.com/jenn__mccall 
Romy Nitsch X/Twitter: https://x.com/romynitsch

Links:
  1. Dr. McCall and Nitsch’s article in JACS: Impostor Phenomenon and Impact on Women Surgeons: A Canadian Cross-Sectional Survey. https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.queensu.ca/38712839/
  2. Mann A, Shah AN, Thibodeau PS, et al. Online well-being group coaching program for women physician trainees: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open 2023;6:e2335541 –e2335541.

Creators and Guests

Host
Dr. Ameer Farooq

What is Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast?

The podcast dedicated to discussing how surgeons can be the best versions of themselves, inside and outside the operating room. Hosted by surgeons Chad Ball and Ameer Farooq, Cold Steel explores the many facets of surgical life with guests at the cutting edge of surgical science. The official podcast of the Canadian Journal of Surgery.