Jennifer Plichta, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Surgery in the Duke Division of Surgical Oncology, was chosen for the Dr. Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professor Award by the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS).
The award is part of the Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professor Program that provides training institutions the opportunity to host top women surgeons as speakers. This heightens the visibility of women surgeons and encouraging women medical students to pursue similar careers.
As the award recipient, Dr. Plichta will receive funding and will be the AWS visiting Professor at the Rhode Island Hospital Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University.
Dr. Plichta is a graduate of the AWS Signature Speaker Series and serves as the AWS AJS Editor and on the AWS Reviewer Acadamy Faculty.