An Inside Look at the COVID-19 Pandemic: Dr. James Meza
This story is part of an ongoing series of reflections from Duke Surgery faculty, residents, and staff.
Balancing Act
When Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, is in the operating room performing surgery on a patient with breast cancer, she focuses all of her considerable experience, skill, and knowledge on the task at hand: g
Surgical Case Selection: How the Laboratory for Transformative Administration Works with Surgeons to Schedule Cases During COVID-19
Hospitals and the many healthcare professionals working in them strive to bring the best care to their patients no matter the circumstance.
Divide and Conquer: Responding to COVID-19 with Residency Platoons
To care for patients, healthcare providers must stay healthy themselves. During the initial weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Duke’s surgical residency programs faced a serious challenge: how to keep their residents safe, healthy, and available, while still meeting the needs of patients in a rapidly changing global landscape.
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Help Surgeons Learn Technical Surgical Skills Faster
General surgery residents are required to pass the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) and Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery simulation-based certifications in accordance with the America
2nd Annual Surgeons as Educational Scholars Symposium
On February 23, 2020, the General Surgery Residency Program held its 2nd annual Surgeons as Educational Scholars Symposium. The event serves as a formal training course to prepare residents for their role as educators in surgery.