Interview questions for new kids on the block – Pan African Women's Association of Surgeons (PAWAS)

Thank you for agreeing to participate in this PAWAS interview. It involves a more generic introduction which will be used on the public information page (questions 1-5) and more detailed questions that will be viewed only by the clinicians who log into the website.

Name

Speciality

Institution

Brief Bio as would like it to appear: (academic, personal etc)

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1. What does your speciality/subspecialty entail?

2. Why the choice of your particular subspecialty?

3. What is your opinion on the state of health care, especially tertiary health care in Africa at present? Any suggestions for the future?

4. What are the biggest public health challenges you face in your speciality?

5. What message(s) would you like to convey to the public?

6. What factors helped you develop/advance in your field?

7. What is your opinion on mentors and sponsors?

8. What are the greatest challenges you've faced as a woman in surgery? (physical /mental demands,support from male colleagues as superiors and subordinates,nursing staff ,attitudes of other women as superiors, subordinates, nursing ; non- medical staff and patients)

9. How did you overcome/mitigate them?

9. What is your opinion on residency training in Africa presently (opportunities and challenges vis a viz the female surgeon- in- training) and suggestions for the future?

10. What advice would you give residents and clinicians interested in surgical specialities?

11. What would you have done differently?

12. A great day off work involves.....

13. Work-life balance...urban legend or possible?

14. Which person...living or dead...would you most like to have dinner with and why?

15. What is your philosophy in life?