# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Reading + Signing with Frances Mei Hardin, MD Surgeon on the Edge: A Memoir
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Reading + Signing | Frances Mei Hardin, MD
Surgeon on the Edge: A Memoir

?️  Saturday, July 18 
⏰  3:30 PM
?️  FREE EVENT 
?  Books Available for Purchase

What does it really take to become a surgeon — and what does it cost?

Join us for an afternoon with Frances Mei Hardin, MD, as she reads from and signs her debut memoir, Surgeon on the Edge. 

Part reckoning, part reinvention, the book pulls back the curtain on medical training: the burnout, the unwritten rules, and what it means to reclaim your own voice inside one of the most demanding professions in the world.

Frances is an ENT surgeon, writer, and startup CEO whose work centers on the hidden curriculum of medicine — the things they don't teach in school, like how to communicate under pressure, advocate for yourself, and navigate the dynamics that quietly shape a career. 

She's also the co-founder of The Hippocratic Collective, a physician-led media company using storytelling and community to push for cultural change in medicine.

Whether you work in healthcare, love narrative nonfiction, or have ever had to fight for your place in a system not built for you, this one will resonate.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/iowa-city/reading-signing-with-frances-mei-hardin-md-surgeon-on-the-edge-a-memoir/200030037019504
- **Event Categories**: business, workshops, art, literary-art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 30

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Iowa City
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246
- **lat**: 41.65578
- **long**: -91.56051
- **full address**: 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Reading + Signing with Frances Mei Hardin, MD Surgeon on the Edge: A Memoir being held?
  - **A:** Reading + Signing with Frances Mei Hardin, MD Surgeon on the Edge: A Memoir takes place on Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 03:30 pm to Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 03:30 pm at 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Reading + Signing with Frances Mei Hardin, MD Surgeon on the Edge: A Memoir?
  - **A:** Reading + Signing with Frances Mei Hardin, MD Surgeon on the Edge: A Memoir is organized by Sidekick Coffee & Books.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Reading + Signing with Frances Mei Hardin, MD Surgeon on the Edge: A Memoir is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Iowa City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Reading + Signing with Frances Mei Hardin, MD Surgeon on the Edge: A Memoir sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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