On Jan. 30, 2025, Dr. Dinee Simpson, Chief Health Equity Executive and Associate Professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, presented as the 2025 Belzer Visiting Professor. Her talk was about “Taking Disparities …
Social Impact and Belonging
Department of Surgery Peer Support Quarterly Social Event
Members of the Department of Surgery Peer Support Team and their families gathered at Madison Axe this weekend for our quarterly social event. We beat the winter blues with ax throwing and other games. The …
Welcome Jane Ewing, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
Welcome Spencer Jessop, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
Dr. Tiffany Glazer’s Safe Pregnancy Guidelines Published in JAMA Surgery
Dr. Tiffany Glazer, Associate Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, recently published an evidence-based analysis titled “Providing a Safe Pregnancy Experience for Surgeons: A Review” in JAMA Surgery. This publication examines the …
Welcome Claudio Gomez Ascencio, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
Welcome Justin Rodriguez, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
General Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Adapt Mindfulness Intervention for Healthcare Providers
Burnout among healthcare workers is a problem that general surgery resident Sydney Tan, MD aims to address – and with a recent grant from the UW Center for Healthy Minds, she’ll start doing so. Tan …
Welcome Jasmine Lee, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
Welcome Joseph Harter, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …