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Dr. John Rectenwald wins 2019 Association for Surgical Education Award

Posted on February 19, 2019

Congratulations to John Rectenwald, MD, MS, who was named the 2019 recipient of the Philip J. Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award from the Association for Surgical Education. This award is given to individuals who are actively …

Posted in Education, Honors and Awards, NewsTagged education, residency

Plastic surgery resident co-authors paper with faculty published in Annals of Surgery

Posted on February 6, 2019

Plastic surgery resident Dr. Oksana Babchenko co-authored “Psychological Theory as It Applies to Surgical Training,” recently published in Annals of Surgery. The paper explores what constitutes an effective resident training environment through the lens of psychology, neuroscience, and education …

Posted in Education, ResearchTagged education, plastic

Blue “blood” gives residents innovative microsurgery training

Posted on December 13, 2018

A resident practices microsurgery training on a chicken thigh in the Plastic Surgery Basic Science Lab. The UW Department of Surgery is at the forefront of training residents in microsurgery, a surgical discipline that combines …

Posted in Education, NewsTagged plastic, residency, simulation

Dr. Kara Vande Walle chosen for Outstanding Resident Research Award

Posted on December 13, 2018

General surgery resident Kara Vande Walle, MD, has been chosen to receive the Association for Academic Surgery’s Outstanding Resident Research Award – Education for her work entitled, “What Makes a Good Surgical Coach?” Co-authors include …

Posted in Education, Honors and Awards, NewsTagged coaching, general surgery, residency, WiSOR

Surgery student researchers win Shapiro Awards

Posted on November 28, 2018

Medical student surgery summer research assistants Stephen Chen and Nadeem Bandealy were both awarded Shapiro Excellence in Student Research Awards at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Annual Medical Student Research Forum on …

Posted in Education, Honors and Awards, NewsTagged endocrine, medical students

Department presentations at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2018

Posted on October 26, 2018

We’re so proud of our Department members who shined at the 2018 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress last week. Below are the presentations and panels they led: Faculty Daniel Abbott, MD Forum: Surgical Oncology …

Posted in Education, News, Research

Dr. Lane Frasier selected for prestigious American College of Surgeons Award

Posted on October 25, 2018

General surgery resident Lane Frasier, MD, MS, has been selected to receive the prestigious Jameson L. Chassin Award for Professionalism in General Surgery from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The competitive national award is …

Posted in Education, Honors and Awards, NewsTagged residency

Dr. Lisa Block receives Best Presentation Award

Posted on October 19, 2018

Congratulations to plastic surgery resident Lisa Block, MD, who received the Best Presentation Award in the Pediatric Session for her paper, “Outcomes Analysis of Endoscopic Versus Open Surgical Correction of Sagittal Craniosynostosis Using a Novel Technique,” …

Posted in Education, Honors and Awards, News, ResearchTagged plastic, residency

New telementoring series for those caring for children needing surgery

Posted on September 26, 2018

Learn the latest in caring for children who need surgery with the University of Wisconsin, and receive free CME! Join our new telementoring series for primary care providers. We’re now accepting RSVPs for our first UW Project ECHO: Pediatric …

Posted in EducationTagged pediatric

Divisions of Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology host Microsurgery Course

Posted on September 19, 2018

Course participant practices microsurgery techniques (on a piece of raw chicken!) The Divisions of Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology hosted the 5th annual Microsurgery Course on Saturday, September 8, featuring a full day of presentations and …

Posted in Education, NewsTagged education, otolaryngology, plastic
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