When Jasmine Peters, participant in the Underrepresented in Surgery (URS) Visiting Elective Program, thought about the experiences that inspired her medical career, multiple memories flashed through her mind. An extra level of care for others …
Diversity Equity Inclusion
Wisconsin Surgery Residents Win Cover Art Contest for Journal of Surgical Research
The October issue of the Journal of Surgical Research will feature the artwork of two Wisconsin Surgery residents on the cover as winners of the Association for Academic Surgery’s Ethics Committee art contest. The residents, …
Welcome Alaa Mansour, URS Recipient!
Alaa Mansour’s medical journey has taken her all over the Midwest; as a participant Underrepresented in Surgery (URS) Visiting Elective Program, that means she recently spent two weeks with the Wisconsin Department of Surgery’s Division …
Welcome Frantzlee LaCrete, URS Recipient!
Frantzlee LaCrete, is spending his time in Wisconsin looking to both the future and the past. For his rotation through the Underrepresented in Surgery (URS) Visiting Elective Program, LaCrete is studying under the Division of …
High School Summer Research Project Intern Teams Present Their Work
On July 30, 2021, the high school research interns of the Surgery Clinical Research Continuum presented their group and individual projects to a virtual audience. Divided into two teams of six, the 12 high school …
Welcome Dr. Darren Gordon, URS Recipient!
While Darren Gordon, PhD, was originally a stranger to the University of Wisconsin and the Plastic Surgery Division of Wisconsin Surgery, his rotation with the Wisconsin Department of Surgery through the Underrepresented in Surgery (URS) …
New Work on Racial Disparities in Postoperative Outcomes
A team of Wisconsin Department of Surgery plastic surgery residents and students from the Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has published a study on racial disparities in postoperative outcomes in a recent special issue …
Enhancing Women Cancer Survivors’ Quality of Life
A program created by two UW Health advanced practice providers to help women manage sexual side effects from cancer treatment is featured in the latest issue of the Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology. …
Madison Health Systems Enact Anti-Discrimination Policies to Protect Caregivers
UW Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter and SSM Health are standing in support of our caregivers by enacting policies that prohibit discriminatory behavior against our physicians, providers and staff. The policies unequivocally state that we will not …