Kassidy Webber, DO

Congratulations to these 2 medical students (Sarah and Kassidy) who presented their research at @aoa1887! Our project, Representation Matters, was selected as a Top 10 poster. Amazing work by the whole team! 👏🙌 #orthotwitter @LoyolaOrthoRes @LoyolaMedMD

Podium, top 10 poster at AOA, and first presentation as a DO!#RepresentationMatters @theorthopoddess @marykmulcaheymd @AGianakosDO @aoa1887

SO deserving

@Mattmcgee35 @PoleDoctress Iconic

@PoleDoctress Was advised to write something about my journey and struggles becoming a doctor and all that in life for residency but literally just wrote about how chess was cool & I was complimented so many times on my PS even though my writing sucks haha

I've read personal statements for med school that were huge trauma dumps and I was like... you know they don't actually want to know about this, right? You actually don't need to let random admissions ppl know your trauma. I wrote about how I used to be an actor lol

@JungleShrink Exactly! 👍🏼

There are a lot of unspoken rules in the OR, for all the students about to start clinicals or sub-Is, here’s my two cents; 1. Introduce yourself! You may not always get a warm and fuzzy welcome, but treat everyone with respect and kindness and you’ll receive the same.

@SleetMd True!! Thank you!

@KassWebber You forgot Don't touch the Mayo Stand without permission! 😂 I've seen attendings get it from the scrub techs for that. Please ask questions; you are paying to be here and we truly appreciate you.

@MEldabbousy This is a valid point! I always try to ask thoughtful questions that show I did my prep work for that case (more 4th year than 3rd). If it’s something you could do a quick google search and find out, I generally would look it up and ask a follow-up question next case.

@KassWebber My struggle is actually not knowing whether I can ask the surgeon something or just figure it out later

@DrTimothyTiu Yes they do! Not because they are physicians in training, but because they are human beings trying their hardest to learn how to help other human beings.

@KassWebber Med students get respect in the OR?

@DrMcThickens Agree!

@KassWebber Continued: - NEVER enter a case without having said hello to the awake patient. - ALWAYS get the post-op warm blankets. - Help pick up the trash afterwards. - Get your own gown and gloves. - Take initiative and clean the belly button with alcohol swabs.

I lost my numbers. Anyway, these are the things I tell people when they ask me how to prepare for surgical rotations. All are either my opinion, advice from those wiser than me, or lessons I learned the hard way. Take what you think is helpful and happy scrubbing! 🥳

Available, affable, able. You should always be in or near the room, ready to help. Be approachable and involved so people feel they can ask you when they need something. Be knowledgeable enough to complete basic tasks (ie. know where the supply room is, how to tie/ suture, ect)

You’re not part of their group and that’s okay. This goes for M3s on rotation, or Sub-Is hanging with residents. You can enjoy your time and form relationships, but these people work together every day. Don’t be offended that you’re not a part of every conversation.

4. Know how to say “I don’t know” It’s okay, we’ve all been there, but there is a certain finesse to saying you don’t know something. “I don’t know that, but I’ll look it up after this case and tell you about it this afternoon” is a lot better than talking yourself into a hole.

2. Observe!! Being the med student is hard because when you begin you have no idea how to help. Start by really taking a minute to observe who does what and how they are doing it. Ask to help when you feel you know how to perform a task, and be honest when you don’t.

3. Don’t sit. This may be different depending on the surgeon, but in general the student does not sit (especially if you are not scrubbed in). If it’s a case where the surgeon sits, have a chair for yourself, but don’t expect to sit until everyone else has.

In my first clinical rotation, when I was unwavering in my pursuit to become a surgeon, I was told if I wanted to “continue talking this nicely,”I should “ just go into pediatrics” without any knowledge of my qualifications. THIS is what needs to change about medical education.

Unveiling the key takeaways from: Representation Matters: A Higher Percentage of Women Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty is Associated with an Increased Number of Women Residents. @marykmulcaheymd @LoyolaOrthoRes @theorthopoddess bit.ly/4ip2XFZ

I am so grateful to announce I will be beginning my orthopaedic residency training at Community Memorial in Ventura, CA this July. Thank you to everyone who supported me on this long road, we made it! #Match2025

@JBunstine When you can choose a different size for your top and bottoms >>>>>>>>

The program that I matched at had, by far, my favorite OR scrubs on the audition trail & it just feels meant to be