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Harnessing AI via Large Language Models to support trauma registrars and improve quality of care. The future is here, and this presentation is Happening NOW! Sean Perez Aaron Boussina UC San Diego Surgery Laura Haines Shamim Nemati Jarrett E Santorelli UCSD Trauma Burn #WTA2025 #fellowshipofthesnow

Important recent Annals of Surgical Oncology study from WashU Medicine Department of Surgery looking retrospectively at long-term outcomes of near-complete responses who undergo #WatchAndWait for rectal cancer. Almost all patients received SCRT followed by consolidation chemo-->48% cCR, 28% near-complete (NCR), and

A good reminder of Number Needed to Screen (NNS) to prevent one death- 1. Pap smear: 38 2. LDCT for lung cancer:130 3.Colonoscopy:455 4. Mammography:1724 🙋🏽‍♀️ Why are we still not screening people for #lungcancer ?? Mike Cusnir #screeningsaveslives #lcsm Total Health | Oncology 📖🔬

Your Match Day reminder that square knots look the same at hospitals of every ranking, and matching *somewhere* is what matters. The grass is not always greener at your ‘top’ programs, and in the end, both your potential and the basic principles of surgery are still the same.

New in Journal of Surgical Research! Ariana Naaseh, MD, MPHS and Rachel Kalbfell explore how near-peer teaching enhances medical notes: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #MedEd #Surgery General Surgery Residency at WashU Medicine

New #SurgEd study: "Doing Less Later" from Dr. Brocke General Surgery Residency at WashU Medicine Resident operative autonomy has ⬇️ across general surgery EPAs at VA hospitals and cases are shifting to senior residents, delaying or deferring autonomous completion. What does this mean for surgical training?

So proud of current General Surgery Residency at WashU Medicine resident Ariana Naaseh, MD, MPHS and soon-to-be resident Rachel Kalbfell for this #MedEd intervention and publication in Journal of Surgical Research showing how near-peer teaching enhances medical student #Surgery notes. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We are excited to welcome our newest fellowship match to our pediatric surgery team! We can't wait to see all the incredible things you'll achieve at WashU Medicine. Congrats to Dr. Phelps from @WashUSurgRes on matching! #WashUMedicine #WashUSurgery #MatchDay

Meet our 2026 Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Class! We can't wait to see all the amazing things they'll accomplish! Congrats Drs. McGilvray and Shepherd from General Surgery Residency at WashU Medicine and Dr. Ruck from Hopkins Surgery #WashUMedicine #WashUSurgery #MatchDay

Had so much fun at my first ASBrS learning and showcasing our work on de-implementation of surgery in elderly patients, detection of pathologic germline mutations, and decision aids for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy☺️ Breast is best 🥰

Late post but grateful to be awarded the AACR Scholar in Training award to present our work on disparities in genetic testing uptake and awareness at #AACR25 None of this would have been possible without the ever inspiring Yin Cao ☺️

Flexibility in surgical training is a great step toward personalized competency-based surgical training! Bravo Steven Tohmasi, MD, MPHS 👏 #SEW2025

Wonderful presentation by Steven Tohmasi, MD, MPHS on fellowship program directors perceptions of flexibility in surgery training - residents want it, so do they think favorably of it? #APDS2025 #sew2025 General Surgery Residency at WashU Medicine

Two excellent presentations by Ariana Naaseh, MD, MPHS at APDS surgery describing her work exploring residents’ perceptions of their roles as teachers and a novel health equity curriculum. Way to represent General Surgery Residency at WashU Medicine! Fantastic meeting organized by Paul Wise! Can’t wait for day 2

Are general surgery residents satisfied with e-Learning resources available to them? Joshua Roshal, MD demonstrated that largely the answer is no - and they don’t align with competency based learning Collaboration of Surgical Education Fellows APDS surgery #SEW2025

So, ERAS gave you an ‘Impactful Experience’ box—are you using it? Only 33% of surgery applicants did. Jorge Zárate, MD found that those who used it were more likely to highlight URM identity and life obstacles, while others repeated the same themes in their PS. Missed opportunity?

With the addition of the impactful experiences section on ERAS - how are they using it? Why are applicants not using it? Jorge Zárate, MD explored this in his study at APDS surgery #sew2025 General Surgery Residency at WashU Medicine

Struggling to come up with mock oral questions to prepare residents? Usman Panni demonstrates that you can use Chat GPT to generate appropriate complexity questions! #SEW2025 APDS surgery General Surgery Residency at WashU Medicine

Had an excellent time at #ASCO2025 presenting our work comparing patterns in presentation, treatment, and survival between male and female breast cancer in the Veterans Health 🤩 Honored to have received the Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation Merit award to support my attendance ☺️