That time of year again - home and visiting sub-I students, letters of recommendation requests, ERAS open #generalsurgerymatch2027
First job of a program is to get you into the OR. Reviewed our #s from last year. PGY2s averaged 495 cases and graduating PGY5s over 1500 @OpNotes
Congratulations to Sunnie Wong, MD, PhD, on receiving a 2026 Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF) Pilot Research Grant in support of her research exploring immune-based approaches to improve wound healing and advance patient outcomes in plastic surgery. This funding will support continued discovery in regenerative and reconstructive care. ๐งฌ๐ฉน
Image description: Graphic congratulating Sunnie Wong, MD, PhD, on receiving a Plastic Surgery Foundation Pilot Research Grant for her project, โHarnessing VAT-Treg to Promote Cutaneous Wound Healing,โ featuring her headshot and IU School of Medicine Department of Surgery branding.
IU Surgery Research | IU Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | IU Surgery Wound Healing |
@OpNotes team had a great night at annual GME awards. Trainees Grace Klaris @pagingdrklaris Carlie Arbaugh and Anish Jain @AnishJayJain, program coordinator Nicole Tomimatsu and PD @DavidASpain recognized with awards!!
Who else has had their doctor ask: "May I use this AI-powered recording device during our conversation?" ๐๐ฝ
Our own Dr. Taylor Anderson looks at the ethics behind these popular new devices:
๐ https://t.co/D06YY1IXRo
โ๏ธ Congratulations to General Surgery Resident Dr. Jacob Guorgui, who has received the Resident Travel Scholarship to attend the American College of Surgeons' (ACS) Leadership and Advocacy Summit.
Nothing like drinking out of a mug with your own @CellReports cover art. Thanks @DavidASpain! โ๏ธ
๐ Read the article here: https://t.co/Q9rqYVBU4O
Its crazy weโre wrapping up block 5 of the academic year and my VMC time for PGY2 is done after starting block 1 there @OpNotes with the crew (ft. @KevinNee_MDPhD cheesing)
Welcome back to this year's robot curriculum ๐ค Last week, we learned both console and bedside skills @VAPaloAlto's simulation center!
@IntuitiveSurg@aarondawesMD
๐ค Welcome to the new and improved robot curriculum! @AaronDawesMD did a brief demo of intracorporeal bowel anastomosis and then let the residents take turns at the Davinci.
(That air dock is creepy, ammiright?)