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SSC Women's Committee

Mission

The purpose of the Society of Surgical Chairs (SSC) Women's Committee is to advance the leadership and impact of women in academic surgery. The SSC Women's Committee is composed of women chairs of surgery in the U.S. and Canada and is committed to advancing professional development and success of women in academic surgery and enriching diversity and achieving gender equity as leaders in surgery.

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2022 SSC Women's Committee Leadership Retreat L to R (all MD, FACS). Seated - Vivian Gahtan, Julie Freischlag, Leigh Neumayer. Standing - Carmen Solorzano, Martha Zeiger, Anne Rizzo, Sarah McLaughlin, Mary Killackey, Anne Mosenthal, Sharon Lum, Sareh Parangi, Julie Sosa, Rebecca Minter, Sandra Wong.

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Retreat

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Retreat: Dr. Leigh Neumayer gives a presentation on Managing Funds Flow to the SSC Women's Committee.

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Retreat

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Retreat

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The SSC Women's Committee welcomes full time faculty from the Departments of Surgery at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, Loyola University Medical Center, Rush University Medical Center, and the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Reception

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Reception

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Reception

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Reception

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The SSC Women's Committee welcomes full time faculty from the Departments of Surgery at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, Loyola University Medical Center, Rush University Medical Center, and the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Reception

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The SSC Women's Committee welcomes full time faculty from the Departments of Surgery at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, Loyola University Medical Center, Rush University Medical Center, and the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Reception

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SSC Women's Committee Leadership Reception

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The SSC Women's Committee welcomes full time faculty from the Departments of Surgery at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, Loyola University Medical Center, Rush University Medical Center, and the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

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2022 Leadership Event

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022 the SSC Women’s Committee held a day long leadership retreat and reception at the American College of Surgeons Headquarters supported by the Departments of Surgery at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, Loyola University Medical Center, Rush University Medical Center, and the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

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2019 Leadership Event

On Wednesday April 10, 2019, the SSC Women’s Committee held a day-long leadership roundtable, “Not a Moment in Time”, supported by the UTSW department of surgery and the ACS Foundation, at the UTSW Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

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2018 Leadership Event

On Wednesday April 18, 2018, the SSC Women's Committee held a day-long leadership event, "Managing Up, Down and Sideways," supported by WLI ETHICON, at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, AZ.

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2017 Leadership Event

On Wednesday April 19, 2017, at the Union League of Philadelphia the SSC Women's Committee held a day-long leadership symposium—supported by WLI ETHICON and the ACS Foundation—for 40 women surgeons.

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