Welcome to AWS Knots for Thoughts: a podcast designed to help you succeed in your surgery clerkships. This podcast is produced by the Association of Women Surgeons National Medical Student Committee and hosted by Jennifer Kunes and Tamilarasy Vasanthakumaran, along with guest hosts from the rest of the student committee. Music by Hart Fogel.   In this episode, Jamesa and Gopika discussed important considerations for seeing pre-operative patients in the surgical setting, as well as what to watch out for when getting a patient ready for surgery.    BOLDCARTS: Baseline, Onset, Location, Duration, Character, Aggravating/Relieving Factors, Timeline/Treatments, Severity   American Academy of Family Physicians Pre-Op H&P: <a title= "https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2000/0715/p387.html" href= "https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2000/0715/p387.html">https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2000/0715/p387.html</a>

AWS Knots for Thoughts Episode 4: How to Prepare for OR Cases

The AWS podcast is produced by the AWS Communications Committee. These episodes include interviews with women surgeons recorded in the hospital, during national meetings, and from our AWS annual conference. We feature women who are leaders in healthcare, research, teaching, and growing opportunities for more women to succeed in surgery. Through giving a platform to inspiring women’s voices, we seek to engage, empower, and excel.