The term “from bench to bedside” describes a common vision of medical research programs. The goal is to take research insights from laboratory settings to practical applications in patients as quickly as is practical, and …
Education
2019 Match: Welcoming our new residents!
The University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery is happy to announce our newly matched residents for 2019! We are excited to welcome this talented group of future surgeons to our residency programs. General Surgery Residency …
Join us in Madison to learn the latest in general surgery
We’re pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 10th Annual Current Topics in General Surgery Continuing Education Course, held June 7-8, 2019, in Madison. Our full agenda is now posted. The course …
From Sketchbook to Scalpel: The Medical Illustrations of Dr. Ruston Sanchez
Dr. Sanchez’s illustration of an osteocutaneous radial free forearm flap from “Reconstruction of Alveolar Ridge and Retromolar Trigone Composite Defects with the Osteocutaneous Radial Forearm Snake Flap: A Report of Three Cases.” submitted to Microsurgery in 2018. When you attend …
Shapiro student honored for surgical research
This story was originally published at www.smph.wisc.edu. A third-year medical student at UW-Madison who is a research assistant with Department faculty recently received a prestigious national award for her work in surgical-education research. Kirsten Gunderson, …
New telementoring series on safer opioid prescribing
Earn Opioid CME Credit We are pleased to announce a new, collaborative telementoring series focused on safe opioid prescribing. Participants can earn free opioid CME credit. The series offers focused sessions for a variety of …
Podcast series focuses on the educational path to surgery
The Surgery Sett, our Department’s podcast, recently explored the educational path to a career in surgery with a series of related episodes. Medical student education In this bonus episode, Dr. Ann O’Rourke discusses innovations to …
Dr. John Rectenwald wins 2019 Association for Surgical Education Award
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 …
Plastic surgery resident co-authors paper with faculty published in Annals of Surgery
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 …
Blue “blood” gives residents innovative microsurgery training
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 …