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Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS, is 2018–2019 ACS President-Elect
Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS, has been elected to serve as the 2018−2019 President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Rusch and the First and Second Vice-Presidents-Elect were elected at Wednesday’s Annual Business Meeting of Members.
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New Regents, Board of Governors Executive Committee members elected
The Board of Governors (B/G) of the American College of Surgeons has elected two new members of the Board of Regents: Lena M. Napolitano, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM, and Kenneth W. Sharp, MD, FACS. In addition, 10 Regents have been reelected and several B/G Executive Committee seats have been filled.
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Jonasson Lecture: Dr. Reede discusses the path to diversity, inclusion, and excellence
During Tuesday afternoon’s Olga M. Jonasson Lecture, Joan Y. Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA, expressed her hope that understanding the past can bring health care and society “closer to the principles of social justice and equity,” which will ultimately increase quality of care for all.
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Encouraging diversity to build a stronger surgical workforce
Panelists at a session Wednesday morning explored the topic of parity in surgery. Women surgeons earn less than men, are treated more harshly when something goes wrong, and are less likely to get promoted to full professor or to chair of departments of surgery, according to Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH, FACS.
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Surgical Safety Checklist still faces implementation challenges 10 years later
A decade after the development of the Surgical Safety Checklist, data and anecdotal evidence reveals that mortality rates have been reduced at sites that successfully adopt it, but implementation challenges remain a barrier to more widespread use of the checklist.
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Making the fourth year of med school more meaningful
A panel of surgical educators discussed strategies for modifying the fourth year of medical school with the goal of enhancing its value in a Wednesday morning session titled The Fourth Year of Medical School: Redesign or Replace?
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Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, FACS, receives 2018 Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award
Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, FACS, is the recipient of the 14th Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award. Dr. Nathan’s clinical focus includes the multidisciplinary treatment of tumors of the liver, bile duct, pancreas, and stomach.
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ACS accepting applications for 2019 Jacobson Promising Investigator Award
The American College of Surgeons is accepting nominations for the 15th Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award to be conferred in 2019. The award recognizes outstanding surgeons who are engaged in research that advances the art and science of surgery and who demonstrate early promise of significant contribution to the practice of surgery and the safety of surgical patients.
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International Guest Scholar reflects on experience at Clinical Congress
Marcelo A. F. Ribeiro, Jr., MD, MSc, PhD, FACS, an International Guest Scholar from São Paulo, Brazil, recounts his time in Boston, MA, at Clinical Congress 2018.