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Leigh Neumayer, MD, MS

Arch Surg. 2005;140:1041.

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INTRODUCTION

The mission of the Association of Women Surgeons is "to inspire, encourage and enable women surgeons to realize their personal and professional goals."¹ Claude Organ personified this mission statement not only for women surgeons but for all surgeons. To him, surgeons were surgeons, no matter their packaging. He was noted for providing that needed push or pull, especially to those who for reasons of race, sex, or socioeconomic status were not able to make it over the hurdles on their own. He understood that for many, a small intervention was all that was needed to put them on the path to greatness.

In 1993, Dr Organ was awarded the Nina Starr Braunwald Award from the Association of Women Surgeons. The award was established by Nina’s husband to memorialize her ideals. The award is "given to a member or non-member surgeon in recognition of outstanding contributions to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Author Affiliations: Past president, Association of Women Surgeons, Downers Grove, Ill; and Department of Surgery, Salt Lake City VA Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.