Row New York had the opportunity to participate in the Perry Outreach Program this summer thanks to Drs. Jo Hannafin and Sommer Hamoud and the Hospital for Special Surgery.
The program was started two years ago in order to encourage high school girls to pursue careers in the interrelated disciplines of Orthopaedic Surgery and Engineering. In Orthopaedic Surgery women are very underrepresented. Only 3-4% of practicing orthopaedic surgeons are women and only 10% of residents (in training) are women.
The program featured lectures from prominent female surgeons and engineers and included a component of surgical demonstrations and interactive biomechanical experiments.
Our girls are still talking about how much they learned. According to Karry, she now knows how to do a hip replacement. This could come in handy around here!
Big thanks to Dr. Hannafin for thinking of us to be their partners in this exciting program!
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