The Association for Surgical Education Podcast

With the increasing burdens of modern medical training and care, surgical trainees and faculty will need to hone their observation and communication skills to maximize quality of care.  During this episode, you will learn about the value of narrative medicine in surgical education in a three-way conversation with your ASE podcast hosts and guest, Dr. Ezra Schwartz.  Gain insight into the merits and challenges of narrative medicine and how you can incorporate this education into your training programs and practice.

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Dr. Shruti Koti is a general surgery resident at Northwell Health in New York. She is passionate about palliative care, surgical education, and medical humanities, and is currently spending 2 years of dedicated professional development time conducting pancreatic cancer research and contributing to surgical education endeavors.

In 2017, the ACGME added the following requirement: “Resident education must occur in the context of a learning and working environment that emphasizes…commitment to the well-being of the students, residents, faculty and all members of the healthcare team.”  Join us as we meet Dr. Shruti Koti and learn how she and her team initiated a successful faculty and department-supported Palliative Care Curriculum  at Northwell Health in New York.  Surgical residency is inherently difficult.  Her training program is building communication skills and reshaping the surgical culture.  In this conversation with Dr. Koti, we explore the need to invest in personal growth and reflect on clinical experiences as that is what makes us the best surgeons possible, not only for our own sake but for our patients for many years to come.

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Transgender and gender diverse surgeons face a myriad of challenges in the workforce due to social, structural, and institutional gender-binary paradigms. An opportunity exists for medical schools, surgical residency programs, fellowships, state organizations, and others, to recruit, sponsor, advocate, and retain transgender and gender diverse persons in surgery.  Join us in this podcast interview with leading expert, Dr. Liem Snyder (Pronouns: They/Them) to learn about the current barriers, challenges, and opportunities for surgical leaders to promote and advocate for individuals identifying as transgender and gender diverse in surgery and thus diversifying the surgical workforce.

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Climate change is one of the greatest global public health threats of this century.  This is an enormous issue that directly affects the field of surgery and disproportionately impacts our most vulnerable patient populations.  As surgeon educators, we have the unique opportunity to lead sustainability efforts both in and out of the operating room.  In this episode, we will learn from the expertise of our two surgeon leaders on the problem of climate change, the role of surgeons, and the strategies that we can apply both individually and collectively to minimize the environmental impact of our work, moving ourselves toward becoming climate-smart surgeons.

Sheina Theodore, MD joined Boston Medical Center in Fall of 2022 as faculty in the Acute Care Surgery Division and became Assistant Professor of Surgery at the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She went on to general surgery residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She completed her clinical training in summer 2022 as a Surgical Critical Care fellow at Boston Medical Center. Her areas of focus and interest include surgical education, healthcare disparities, and outcomes research. She serves as the vice chair of the ASE DEI committee.

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Over the past several years, diversity, equity, and inclusion have become hot-button issues within surgical education. Join Dr. Sarah Lund as she discusses the impact of bias on learner assessment with Dr. Amanda Cooper, the ASE DEI Committee Chair. Follow along as we discuss how bias can impact a learner’s educational experience and best practices for mitigating the impact of bias in learner assessment.

Dr. Cooper is an acute care and trauma surgeon at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where she has been faculty since 2014.  She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Medical School and the Indiana University General Surgery Residency.  She is a former Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Program at Penn State and is the current Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Department. She has been a member of ASE since 2018 and serves as the Chair of the DEI committee.

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Many surgeon educators have no formal training in giving feedback.  Yet, feedback is so important in helping learners grow and improve.  With ABS rolling out EPAs this year, join Dr. Ming-Li Wang in this fireside conversation with ASE Faculty Development Committee leaders, Dr. Kenneth Lipshy and Dr. Jacob Peschman on the value of effective feedback, common barriers, and the resources available through ASE to help your faculty get better at giving effective feedback.

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An important feature of the future surgical workforce will be inclusivity. An opportunity exists for residency programs, fellowships, state organizations, and others, to recruit, sponsor, and advocate for LGQBT+ persons in surgery. Join us in this podcast interview with leading experts, Drs. David S Shapiro and Gordana Rasic, to learn about the existing resources, efforts, and opportunities for surgical leaders to promote mentorship, sponsorship, and advocacy for individuals identifying as LGQBT+ in surgery.

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The new frontier of modern surgical care is ensuring that surgeons not only deliver excellent patient care, but they do so in an equitable and sustainable way.  Join moderator Ming-Li Wang, MD for a fireside conversation with a surgical leader in education, Tracy Dechert, MD, Chief of Acute Care and Trauma at Boston Medical Center on the what, why, and how of raising the bar in the delivery of better and more equitable care through social responsibility in surgery.

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Dr. Brigitte Smith is Associate Editor at Annals of Surgery Open, Associate Professor of Surgery and Vice-Chair of Education at the University of Utah. She is a proud graduate of ASE SERF program.  In this episode, Dr. Smith shares tips on getting published and pursuing a focused portfolio of research and scholarly activity in surgical education.  Dr. Pei moderates.

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Welcome back to the ASE Podcast!  We are talking about #SPONSORSHIP today.  My guest today is an internationally renowned surgical leader, Dr. Herb Chen, Chair at UAB, Editor-in-chief of American Journal of Surgery, President of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons Foundation, Council Member of the American Board of Surgery, bourbon Connoisseur, and generous sponsor.  Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast channels!

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