BackTable Urology
Ep. 211 Mentorship and Growth Through the Society of Women in Urology with Dr. Simone Thavaseelan and Dr. Akanksha Mehta
Tue, 28 Jan 2025
We are excited to introduce a new collaboration with the Society of Women in Urology (SWIU)! In this episode of BackTable Urology, guest host Dr. Casey Seideman discusses the impact of SWIU with society leadership Dr. Akanksha Mehta and Dr. Simone Thavaseelan. --- This podcast is supported by: Boston Scientific UroAdvance http://bostonscientific.com/uroadvance --- SYNPOSIS The doctors talk about SWIU's rapid growth, its role in networking and career development for women, and its proven impact across career stages. They highlight the importance of the annual Clinical Mentoring Conference, which provides a unique opportunity for networking and professional development. The conversation also underscores SWIU's inclusivity and efforts for gender-diverse individuals. Looking ahead, Dr. Mehta and Dr. Thavaseelan predict continued growth, innovation, and deeper integration in organized urology. --- TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 02:42 - History of SWIU 03:29 - Personal Journeys with SWIU 07:08 - The Mentoring Conference 09:27 - Career Development 34:40 - Inclusivity and Male Allyship 39:14 - Conclusion --- RESOURCES Boston Scientific https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/medical-specialties/urology/products.html Society of Women in Urology https://swiu.org/home.aspx
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What we don't get anywhere else is the networking and the career development and the ability to reach out to somebody who has succeeded in an aspect of their career to ask, how did you do it? And what were the pitfalls? And how could you help me get there too? And that's a void that this society fills that no other subspecialty fills for all of us.
And that, I think, has been the secret sauce to why this organization has been growing exponentially and attracting more and more members from really the full kind of career trajectory of urology, from medical students to residents, but also women who are in practice, early practice for sure, but also mid-career and late career. You know, we're really trying to draw in everybody.
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I'm your host today, Dr. Casey Seidman. Welcome to our new collaborative series between the Society of Women in Urology and Backtable Urology. I'm excited to be joined today by two very special guests, Dr. Akanksha Mehta, who is the past president of SWU and an associate professor of urology and the program director of the residency program at Emory University.
and Dr. Simone Thavasilin, professor of urology at Brown, also the program director of their urology residency and the current SWU president. Welcome. Thanks for having us. Happy to be here. I'm so excited to have you both join and to introduce this new collaborative series between SWU and Backtable Urology.
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