‘Ask the Experts’: Amy Pearson, MD

<p>In this episode of “Ask the Experts,” Amy Pearson, MD, joins us to discuss her leadership role in Women in Anesthesiology, which is an organization that focuses on the professional and personal development of women anesthesiologists as well as promoting a culture of inclusivity and diversity.</p><p>“Ask the Experts” is a conversation podcast series from the “<i>Anesthesiology News</i> Presents” channel. It features up-close and personal Q&A interviews with leading experts in the field of anesthesiology on topics such as difficult airways and women in medicine. </p><p><strong>Links from episode</strong></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JAMANetworkOpen/status/1366916234105786368?s=20" target="_blank">Link to tweet in question 1</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ebmalinzakMD/status/1360205512684408841?s=20" target="_blank">Link to tweet in question 2</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JarnaShahMD/status/1366732281969319938?s=20" target="_blank">Link to tweet in question 3</a></p><p><strong>Resources from Myths</strong></p><p><strong>Myth 1</strong>: “Anesthesiology should be popular among women medical students.”</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/workforce/interactive-data/acgme-residents-and-fellows-sex-and-specialty-2015">www.aamc.org/data-reports/workforce/interactive-data/acgme-residents-and-fellows-sex-and-specialty-2015</a></li></ul><p><strong>Myth 2</strong>: “If women don’t choose our program or practice, we can’t help it.”</p><ul><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31199206/">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31199206/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5131263/">www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5131263/</a></li><li><a href="http://weli.pedsanesthesia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Motherhood-and-Anesthesiology.pdf">weli.pedsanesthesia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Motherhood-and-Anesthesiology.pdf</a></li></ul><p><strong>Myth 3</strong>: “If residents were allowed to graduate by just achieving their milestones, maybe it would be easier fo