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UW Surgery News
University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Hosts 2022 Rikkers Education Retreat
This past week, the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery held our annual Layton F. Rikkers Education Retreat, with this year commemorating the 24th retreat and our first in-person since 2019. The theme for this …
Patrick Shahan, MD, MS receives Collegiality Award from UnityPoint Health Meriter
Charles Patrick Shahan, MD, MS, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, recently received the Medical Staff Collegiality Award from UnityPoint Health-Meriter. Dr. Shahan, who specializes in trauma in the Division of …
University of Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: February 2022
University of Wisconsin Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting a few of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see the …
Remembering Kelsey Musgrove, MD
Our community mourns the loss of Kelsey Musgrove, MD, who was found deceased on April 3 after going missing during a solo hiking trip in northern Wisconsin. Dr. Musgrove, a surgeon who started a cardiothoracic …
Welcome Dr. Courtney Balentine to the Division of Endocrine Surgery
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH, who joined us April 1, 2022, as an Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery. Dr. Balentine will be focusing mostly on …
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Educational Opportunities
- Surgery Grand Rounds
- Voice & Swallow Clinics Lecture Series
- GlovesOn
- Outreach Talks
- Clinical Simulation Program
Our online surgery Grand Rounds are offered each year, September through May, for free CE credit with self-assessment.
Our Voice & Swallow Clinics Lecture Series is comprised of expert lectures recorded live during private offerings held at the UW Voice & Swallow Clinic that you can review to earn CEU credit year round.
Learn more about our Voice & Swallow Clinics Lecture Series.
The GlovesOn goal is to educate the region’s surgeons on techniques available at UW Health to expand and enhance their surgical practice.
Our doctors are available to speak on a variety of surgery topics for your monthly or weekly journal clubs, case conferences, grand rounds and tumor boards.
The UW Health Clinical Simulation Program provides robust and realistic learning opportunities to prepare health care professionals for actual patient care situations. The center offers educational opportunities for students, faculty and staff from UW Health, the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, departments across UW-Madison and the community.