Posts by Sonya Sloan M.D.
God’s Women Rock host event to benefit anti-human sex trafficking organizations
Highlighting Human Trafficking – Majic 102/ 97.9 The Box
‘God’s Women Rock’ spreads awareness about human trafficking with weekend event
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. For over a decade, nearly 8,000 human trafficking cases have been reported in Texas. Orthopedic Surgeon, author and philanthropist Dr. Sonya Sloan has an upcoming…
Read MoreA letter to my fellow superheroes: Medical professionals on the frontlines of COVID-19
Dear Superheroes, Hey, how’s it going? Yes, pretty freakin’ SURREAL is a great way to describe the worst world-wide medical disaster in our lifetime. I understand you are extremely busy saving lives, but I wanted to tell you THANK YOU! Truth be told, thank you really doesn’t do you justice. I don’t think there are…
Read MoreSLOAN STEM+Arts 2019 Summer Camp
Our purpose is to increase the number of minority students in STEM careers through early exposure, economical programs and relatable mentoring. The summer camp held each year for 5 days in North Houston/Humble area in partnership with The Luke Church (Dr. Timothy Sloan, Senior Pastor)
Read MoreGender bias in medicine: What can women physicians do to overcome it?
The United States has been a slow brewing cauldron of gender bias for years. With increasing tensions and an unspoken, formidable energy in most workplaces and educational institutions, women have grown restless. The culmination has and is resulting into an empowering movement for gender equality (#womensrights). And the medical profession is not immune. I wasn’t…
Read MoreTelemedicine in Surgery: Efficiencies for Pre and Post Surgery
Welcome to the Executive Innovation Show Podcast, brought to you by One Touch Telehealth. During this podcast hear host, Carrie Chitsey, talk with Dr. Sonya M. Sloan, Andy Poole, and Dr. John Noble, Jr. Dr. Sonya M. Sloan, better known as #OrthoDoc, has established herself as a force to be reckoned with in the male-dominated field of…
Read MorePaying it Forward to Women in Orthopedics
Paying it Forward to Women in Orthopedics Sonya Sloan, M.D. I have learned to appreciate the saying, “If you want to hear God laugh, then make a plan.” When it came to my aspirations to become a doctor and a surgeon, God’s sense of humor was in over drive. No one looked like me in residency. No…
Read MoreYou Can Have It All
“You cannot have your cake and eat it too.” This age-old adage seems to have been thrust upon women specifically, despite historic changes in women’s rights. Women now live in a time of empowerment in which we can have our cake and eat it too. Better yet, we can have it all. As a female…
Read More“What it’s like to be a Female Physician”
Every September, the American Medical Association recognizes women in medicine. My company celebrated the month by hosting a group of 10 female locum tenens physicians in our office for a few days to talk about what it’s like to be a woman in medicine, how the field has changed, and what they anticipate for the future. The…
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