The Resting Stitch Face Podcast
The Resting Stitch Face Podcast
Podcast Description
Join Dr. Erin Sheffield and Dr. Sarah Harding, two Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons with busy practices and even busier lives, as they peel back the surgical drapes and get real about the joys and challenges of being women in medicine. From career pivots to parenting, friendships to failure, and burnout to boundary-setting, nothing is off limits!
We talk about what it's really like behind the surgical mask and why we all need a room of our own. Because surgery is hard...but life can be harder.
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Focuses on the complexities of being women in medicine, covering topics such as career transitions, managing burnout, and the impact of gender in surgical fields, with specific episodes discussing misunderstandings about oral surgeons and the challenges of imposter syndrome.

Join Dr. Erin Sheffield and Dr. Sarah Harding, two Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons with busy practices and even busier lives, as they peel back the surgical drapes and get real about the joys and challenges of being women in medicine. From career pivots to parenting, friendships to failure, and burnout to boundary-setting, nothing is off limits!
We talk about what it’s really like behind the surgical mask and why we all need a room of our own. Because surgery is hard…but life can be harder.
Research shows female surgeons have equal – or sometimes BETTER – patient outcomes. So why are we still fighting for a seat at the operating table?
Dr. Erin and Dr. Sarah discuss real comments and scenarios that make you wonder if we really are making progress and discuss the importance of everyone having a place at the table.
f you love conversations like these, join us in February for more at the Doctor Is ALL In Retreat for women where we continue the narrative, build community, strengthen the WHOLE self, and just do CE better!
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