Sophia Williams-Perez
@sophwperez.bsky.social
T32 and surgery resident | education, sponsorship, and representation with a side of surg onc | she/her/hers 🇵🇷🇺🇸 #SurgSky #SurgEdSky
Pinned
Better late than never to do my official Bluesky intro:
I’m Sophia! A current research resident from Baylor with passions in surg onc, surg ed, sponsorship, and representation in medicine
Outside of the OR, find me weightlifting, eating, or with my husband/family. Can’t wait to connect! #SurgSky
I’m Sophia! A current research resident from Baylor with passions in surg onc, surg ed, sponsorship, and representation in medicine
Outside of the OR, find me weightlifting, eating, or with my husband/family. Can’t wait to connect! #SurgSky
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
✈️ AWS Joint Sponsored Travel Awards – Now Open!
Medical students & residents can apply for up to $750 to attend the 2025 AWS Annual Conference in Chicago, Oct 3–4.
In partnership with:
💟 AOSA
💟 LSS
💟 SAAS
💟 SBAS
Apply now → womensurgeons.org/joint-travel-awards
Medical students & residents can apply for up to $750 to attend the 2025 AWS Annual Conference in Chicago, Oct 3–4.
In partnership with:
💟 AOSA
💟 LSS
💟 SAAS
💟 SBAS
Apply now → womensurgeons.org/joint-travel-awards
May 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
✈️ AWS Joint Sponsored Travel Awards – Now Open!
Medical students & residents can apply for up to $750 to attend the 2025 AWS Annual Conference in Chicago, Oct 3–4.
In partnership with:
💟 AOSA
💟 LSS
💟 SAAS
💟 SBAS
Apply now → womensurgeons.org/joint-travel-awards
Medical students & residents can apply for up to $750 to attend the 2025 AWS Annual Conference in Chicago, Oct 3–4.
In partnership with:
💟 AOSA
💟 LSS
💟 SAAS
💟 SBAS
Apply now → womensurgeons.org/joint-travel-awards
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
ACS Health Outreach Program for Equity in Global Surgery (ACS H.O.P.E.) is accepting applications for the ACS H.O.P.E. Resident Scholarship Award to attend #ACSCC25!
Resident Members who are interested in global health should apply by June 2! @ras-acs.bsky.social
Resident Members who are interested in global health should apply by June 2! @ras-acs.bsky.social
ACS H.O.P.E. Resident Scholarship for Clinical Congress 2025 Can Grow Skills in Global Surgery
This scholarship will further the professional growth of 10 surgical residents with a keen interest in global health by providing them with an opportunity to attend the specialized Didactic Course at…
buff.ly
May 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
ACS Health Outreach Program for Equity in Global Surgery (ACS H.O.P.E.) is accepting applications for the ACS H.O.P.E. Resident Scholarship Award to attend #ACSCC25!
Resident Members who are interested in global health should apply by June 2! @ras-acs.bsky.social
Resident Members who are interested in global health should apply by June 2! @ras-acs.bsky.social
From the @surgicaleducation.bsky.social Trainee Committee leadership team, check out our trainee-focused event calendar for the 2025 Surgical Education Week!
Less than one month until #SEW2025 y’all 👀 can’t wait to see you there!
Less than one month until #SEW2025 y’all 👀 can’t wait to see you there!
April 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
From the @surgicaleducation.bsky.social Trainee Committee leadership team, check out our trainee-focused event calendar for the 2025 Surgical Education Week!
Less than one month until #SEW2025 y’all 👀 can’t wait to see you there!
Less than one month until #SEW2025 y’all 👀 can’t wait to see you there!
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
It’s almost International Women’s Day- Let’s talk about 3 vaccinations that are critical for women’s health in low- resource settings.
Some diseases have far greater negative consequences in women and girls, especially during pregnancy & childbirth. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/3-vac...
Some diseases have far greater negative consequences in women and girls, especially during pregnancy & childbirth. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/3-vac...
March 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It’s almost International Women’s Day- Let’s talk about 3 vaccinations that are critical for women’s health in low- resource settings.
Some diseases have far greater negative consequences in women and girls, especially during pregnancy & childbirth. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/3-vac...
Some diseases have far greater negative consequences in women and girls, especially during pregnancy & childbirth. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/3-vac...
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
If you're not up to date, for obvious reasons, PLEASE GO GET YOUR VACCINES NOW.
February 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If you're not up to date, for obvious reasons, PLEASE GO GET YOUR VACCINES NOW.
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
It’s hard to know what to say about RFK Jr that hasn’t been said already. We tried to warn everyone. Even his own family tried to prevent his confirmation. Yet our “leaders” are determined to please a man who paints his face orange, even if it costs American lives, and here we are.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, was confirmed as health secretary. Mitch McConnell, a polio survivor, was the lone Republican opposed. nyti.ms/3EDJeE0
February 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s hard to know what to say about RFK Jr that hasn’t been said already. We tried to warn everyone. Even his own family tried to prevent his confirmation. Yet our “leaders” are determined to please a man who paints his face orange, even if it costs American lives, and here we are.
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Today, we celebrate Black Women Physicians' Day, honouring Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler’s 1864 milestone as the first Black female physician in the U.S.
Forever grateful to stand on the shoulders of giants and to continue paving the way for greater diversity and inclusion in Medicine.
#BHM #Blacksky
Forever grateful to stand on the shoulders of giants and to continue paving the way for greater diversity and inclusion in Medicine.
#BHM #Blacksky
February 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Congratulations to all of our future Urologists and Ophthalmologists! #MatchDay2025
February 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Congratulations to all of our future Urologists and Ophthalmologists! #MatchDay2025
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Highly recommend this @facs.org lecture podcast from Dr Mark Weissler, jampacked with wisdom about the tension between doctor autonomy to keep the Hippocratic oath vs the (over)burdens of regulatory and workplace demands. Oh, and the fallacy of individual #burnout 🔥. A great listen!
LISTEN: Surgeons’ Moral Contract Is Changing
Listen to Dr. Mark Weissler discuss changes in autonomy and self-regulation for surgeons are altering their moral contract.
www.facs.org
February 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth w/ an appreciation thread of physicians:
1/ Charles R. Drew, MD
- American surgeon & researcher
- pioneer in the field of blood transfusions
- developed techniques for blood storage
- first African-American surgeon to examine for @facs.org
1/ Charles R. Drew, MD
- American surgeon & researcher
- pioneer in the field of blood transfusions
- developed techniques for blood storage
- first African-American surgeon to examine for @facs.org
February 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth w/ an appreciation thread of physicians:
1/ Charles R. Drew, MD
- American surgeon & researcher
- pioneer in the field of blood transfusions
- developed techniques for blood storage
- first African-American surgeon to examine for @facs.org
1/ Charles R. Drew, MD
- American surgeon & researcher
- pioneer in the field of blood transfusions
- developed techniques for blood storage
- first African-American surgeon to examine for @facs.org
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
ACOG Endorsed
The following documents have ACOG’s endorsement and are listed in order of endorsed date.
www.acog.org
February 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Silence is not an option.
A worthy read in @jama.com for every physician and scientist
How should healthcare and public health respond to this new administration?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A worthy read in @jama.com for every physician and scientist
How should healthcare and public health respond to this new administration?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration?
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.
jamanetwork.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Silence is not an option.
A worthy read in @jama.com for every physician and scientist
How should healthcare and public health respond to this new administration?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A worthy read in @jama.com for every physician and scientist
How should healthcare and public health respond to this new administration?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Confession: I hate the fact that I am so angry all the time nowadays. It's exhausting.
February 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Confession: I hate the fact that I am so angry all the time nowadays. It's exhausting.
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter on Monday to the Treasury secretary demanding answers for why the Dept. of Government Efficiency was granted access to the federal payments system, giving Elon Musk's team a powerful tool that could be used to track and potentially limit government spending.
Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System
In a letter to the Treasury secretary, the Democratic senator warned against meddling with a system that processes trillions of dollars of transactions.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter on Monday to the Treasury secretary demanding answers for why the Dept. of Government Efficiency was granted access to the federal payments system, giving Elon Musk's team a powerful tool that could be used to track and potentially limit government spending.
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
"To condone policies that the profession knows will compromise health—or to remain silent and look away—is to be complicit in putting population health at risk"
To every university, every public hospital, every academic society: SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. #medsky
To every university, every public hospital, every academic society: SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. #medsky
How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration?
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.
jamanetwork.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"To condone policies that the profession knows will compromise health—or to remain silent and look away—is to be complicit in putting population health at risk"
To every university, every public hospital, every academic society: SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. #medsky
To every university, every public hospital, every academic society: SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. #medsky
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
🏆Calling all #GetOffYourAAS teams! The #BestTeamName challenge is ON!🔥
To participate:
1. Post a pic of your team getting active or enjoying wellness activities.
2. Use your team # and #GetOffYourAAS.
3. Show off your team name and why it's the best!
The most creative team wins! 🏅
To participate:
1. Post a pic of your team getting active or enjoying wellness activities.
2. Use your team # and #GetOffYourAAS.
3. Show off your team name and why it's the best!
The most creative team wins! 🏅
January 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🏆Calling all #GetOffYourAAS teams! The #BestTeamName challenge is ON!🔥
To participate:
1. Post a pic of your team getting active or enjoying wellness activities.
2. Use your team # and #GetOffYourAAS.
3. Show off your team name and why it's the best!
The most creative team wins! 🏅
To participate:
1. Post a pic of your team getting active or enjoying wellness activities.
2. Use your team # and #GetOffYourAAS.
3. Show off your team name and why it's the best!
The most creative team wins! 🏅
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
This National Mentoring Month, AWS members paid tribute to the mentors who shaped their careers and professional growth. Each mentor was recognized with a gift to the AWS Foundation in their honor, ensuring their legacy continues.
Honor your mentor: www.womensurgeons.org/donate-now
Honor your mentor: www.womensurgeons.org/donate-now
January 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This National Mentoring Month, AWS members paid tribute to the mentors who shaped their careers and professional growth. Each mentor was recognized with a gift to the AWS Foundation in their honor, ensuring their legacy continues.
Honor your mentor: www.womensurgeons.org/donate-now
Honor your mentor: www.womensurgeons.org/donate-now
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
We are accepting nominations for the 2025 Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards! Recognize a surgeon who has made significant contributions to surgical care through organized volunteer work.
🗓️: All nominations must be submitted by March 17.
🗓️: All nominations must be submitted by March 17.
Recognize Your Altruistic Peers and Trainees with Nominations for Volunteerism Awards
Nominate surgeons for their volunteerism, sustainable academic activities, and humanitarian efforts by March 17.
buff.ly
January 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We are accepting nominations for the 2025 Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards! Recognize a surgeon who has made significant contributions to surgical care through organized volunteer work.
🗓️: All nominations must be submitted by March 17.
🗓️: All nominations must be submitted by March 17.
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
I hope all the women who voted for Trump remember this the next time they have a health problem we lack the tools to address. Women are half the population, but to this administration, we’re just “DEI”
This is the office that co-sponsors my grant
January 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I hope all the women who voted for Trump remember this the next time they have a health problem we lack the tools to address. Women are half the population, but to this administration, we’re just “DEI”
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Some good news amidst the rest of the news. The Palisades and Eaton fires are now fully contained.
February 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Some good news amidst the rest of the news. The Palisades and Eaton fires are now fully contained.
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Hey if you are on research gate, upload pdfs of your papers. We may lose pubmed
February 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hey if you are on research gate, upload pdfs of your papers. We may lose pubmed
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
January 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Attending the 2025 ACS Leadership & Advocacy Summit? Kick off #ACSLAS25 with an educational workshop on Saturday, April 5.
This year's workshops will explore building trust, communications, and lifelong surgical competency.
View the details ⤵️
This year's workshops will explore building trust, communications, and lifelong surgical competency.
View the details ⤵️
Workshops
Information about workshops at the 2025 ACS Leadership and Advocacy Summit.
buff.ly
January 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Attending the 2025 ACS Leadership & Advocacy Summit? Kick off #ACSLAS25 with an educational workshop on Saturday, April 5.
This year's workshops will explore building trust, communications, and lifelong surgical competency.
View the details ⤵️
This year's workshops will explore building trust, communications, and lifelong surgical competency.
View the details ⤵️
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Ready to become a pro abstract author? 🤔 Join the ACS Scientific Forum Committee for a 1-hour webinar, “Writing a Successful Abstract: Tips for Submitting to the ACS Scientific Forum and Beyond."
🗓️: Monday, February 3 | 6:00 pm CT
🗓️: Monday, February 3 | 6:00 pm CT
Learn How to Write a Successful Abstract with Free Webinar
Learn directly from the committee about the elements members look for when reviewing abstracts and building sessions for the ACS Clinical Congress each year.
buff.ly
January 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Ready to become a pro abstract author? 🤔 Join the ACS Scientific Forum Committee for a 1-hour webinar, “Writing a Successful Abstract: Tips for Submitting to the ACS Scientific Forum and Beyond."
🗓️: Monday, February 3 | 6:00 pm CT
🗓️: Monday, February 3 | 6:00 pm CT
Reposted by Sophia Williams-Perez
Attention #Medsky! The Latino Medical Student Association is circulating a petition to call on professional medical organizations to stand up to ICE re: rescinding their “Protected Areas” policy.
This needs a massive signal boost. Let’s #STANDUPTOICE and get as many signatures on here as possible.
This needs a massive signal boost. Let’s #STANDUPTOICE and get as many signatures on here as possible.
Sign the Petition
Medical Students and Residents OPPOSE ICE Activity Near Schools and Healthcare Facilities!
www.change.org
January 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Attention #Medsky! The Latino Medical Student Association is circulating a petition to call on professional medical organizations to stand up to ICE re: rescinding their “Protected Areas” policy.
This needs a massive signal boost. Let’s #STANDUPTOICE and get as many signatures on here as possible.
This needs a massive signal boost. Let’s #STANDUPTOICE and get as many signatures on here as possible.