In honour of the International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we’ve interviewed three of our lab members about their experiences as women in orthopaedics, and their advice for those interested in a career in healthcare or orthopaedics:

Alyssa Robinson, Nurse Practioner

Ashley Munoz, Research Coordinator

Dr. Bryn Zomar, Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Emily Schaeffer is a Research Associate with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and Research Director for Pediatric Orthopaedics at BC Children’s Hospital. After seeing her grandfather struggle with Parkinson’s disease, she decided in high school to pursue research so that she could actively contribute to finding new solutions for medical problems. Today, her research focuses on pediatric orthopaedic hip conditions and musculoskeletal trauma. She currently runs the Hippy Global Registry Program, which includes registries on developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE).