Live now #ASC2020 is Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine med student Evan Heiderscheit at the Education Plenary session discussing the experiences of LGBTQ surgery residents.

More highlights from last week's #ASC2020. Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine medical student Evan Heiderscheit won the ASC Medical Student Presentation Award for, "Experiences of LGBTQ Residents in US General Surgery Programs".

Congrats to Brock Hewitt MD MPH for winning the trainee research award at the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery for his work on the association between surgical resident grit and burnout. Brock was a NU_SOQIC research fellow and is now back at Jefferson Surgery for residency. Congrats!

grateful to Center for Community Health for supporting this partnership and thrilled to work with Heartland Alliance @Judymosk Elaine Cheung We have much to learn and do, but it’s already been lively, meaningful and fun!

Wether you are #stayinghome or are an #EssentialWorker- coping with the #stress of a #pandemic can be a challenge. Researchers at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine are sharing a free tool to help us find the good amongst all the stress and uncertainties is.gd/PARKstudy #PositiveEmotion

Today in JAMA! National survey of surgical residents shows bullying frequent & associated with burnout, but variability between programs suggests training can be improved. Important implications for resident wellness, highlighting opportunity for #TheSecondTrial. American College of Surgeons

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Minorities less likely to report having “a mentor who genuinely cares about me and my career.” @The_SECONDTrial is working on solutions with Callisia Clarke MD & AAS Foundation #DEI Committee.

.Rhami Khorfan presents @The_SECONDTrial data showing residents’ sense of personal accomplishment depends on different things at different levels: cooperation for interns, time in OR for 2-3s, appreciation for 4-5s. #Wellness isn’t one size fits all!

This is how @The_SECONDTrial thinks about wellness. Much more than yoga and time off. @LindseyMZhang Elaine Cheung Meixi Ma | 马梅西 @CDEtkin Taylor Riall Karl Bilimoria Julie Johnson ACGME American College of Surgeons

Depending on how you define burnout, can range from 3.2% to 91.4%! We use monthly or more frequent symptoms definition =39%. All definitions associated with suicidal thoughts. Researchers must specify how & why they chose their definition. ja.ma/3328IoL JAMA Surgery

1/ This is my first time sharing this publicly and being vulnerable about my personal life in this way scares me. nytimes.com/2021/01/08/sty…

Please read this gorgeous, profound essay from Logan Ury. When her 32-year-old husband was diagnosed with bone cancer that required immediate amputation, they had to improvise. All of us can learn from what they did. "We Needed More Significant Others." nytimes.com/2021/01/08/sty…

What a heartwarming and moving essay by Logan Ury. An inspiring reminder of the importance of our ‘other significant others’ and finding moments of humor and joy in the face of painful life circumstances

In a recent literature review, Drs. @Judymosk, Elaine Cheung, Center affiliate Jeff Huffman, Elizabeth Addington, et al. examined the effects of positive psychological interventions on positive emotion outcomes. Read more here: ow.ly/nyth50DhrJ4

Congrats to NU_SOQIC Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine med student Tanaz Naterwala on this interesting study evaluating residency program reputation rank & well-being. More burnout at top-ranked programs. A big thanks to her resident mentor extraordinaire, @chia_md, for guiding her! Northwestern Surgery

Congrats to Brian J. Nasca, MD MS on his plenary talk! Mistreatment can be hard to talk about bc of stigma and potential for retaliation, so not surprising that people don’t talk about it more. This is the rationale for the @The_SECONDTrial program report!

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Important study from Elaine Cheung & our SECOND Trial team in Annals of Surgery Open: (1) Residents’ post-ABSITE emotions are largely positive. (2) Lack of association between exam performance & reports of burnout/suicidality/mistreatment Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine tinyurl.com/bde8wh3v