'May I Have a Step Please?'

Terri Cappello, MD

Sometimes, it pays to be naïve. My naiveté served me quite well during college, medical school, and residency. It never occurred to me that a woman would not study engineering on her path to becoming an orthopaedic surgeon. My father literally told me I could do anything a boy could do. My first lesson in adaptation came when I was on orthopaedic rotation as a 4th-year visiting medical student.

Honoring Women in Orthopaedics

Rolanda Willacy, MS3

On Oct. 28, 2017, I hosted the first annual Women in Orthopaedics Dinner in Washington, D.C. I conceived the event to celebrate women who have been groundbreakers in orthopaedic surgery. In addition to the notables who were honored, medical students from the Howard University College of Medicine, the Georgetown School of Medicine, and the University of Maryland were in attendance. Among those who spoke were Claudia Thomas, MD; Laura L. Tosi, MD; Emily A.