132. Celebrating Your Accomplishments with Orthopedic Surgeon Bonnie Gregory

132. Celebrating Your Accomplishments with Orthopedic Surgeon Bonnie Gregory

Introducing Bonnie Gregory

Today I’m talking to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bonnie Gregory about celebrating your accomplishments.

Her Career Journey

Bonnie earned her BS in biologica anthropology and anatomy at Duke where she also rowed. She then earned her MD at the Univesity of Louisville. She completed her orthopedic surgery residency at Rush University Medical Center before returning to Duke for a sports and shoulder surgery fellowship. She is currently an assistant professor in orthopedic surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and serves as a team physician for the Houston Rockets, the Houston Dash, the University of Houston, and high school football.

Celebrating Your Accomplishments

Throughout the interview, Bonnie shares with us how important celebrating your accomplishments can be. Often, it can be hard to say your biggest triumphs outloud because we mistakenly believe that anyone can do what we’ve done. Instead of always looking at what’s next, Bonnie suggests reflecting on what’s done as a way to triage your life and make sure that the trajectory of your career is still in line with your mission and vision. 

Inside this episode:

  • Bonnie shares her journey of discovering orthopedics through CAPE, a program at Duke for woman student-athletes, which recognizes how the grit and determination required to be a student-athlete sets up women for successful careers in medicine. 
  • She shares how challenging, but important, it can be to look back at accomplishments when it feels like there’s an endless uphill climb. 
  • Bonnie participated in leadership programs as a resident and fellow that helped her understand her leadership style but also taught her the importance of understanding the system in order to enact change.
  • Through the range of teams she covers, from high school football to women’s pro soccer to the NBA, Bonnie is helping to change the perception of what a team physician looks like. She hopes her presence and work help bring in a more diverse generation of physicians who look, think, and speak like the patients they serve. 
  • Her advice to women early in their careers is to envision yourself in the roles you want to fill, find a mentor who believes in you and helps open doors, and learn the rules of the game so you can intentionally break what’s no longer working.

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