Inside SEW 2023: Stanford Surgery Recap

June 2, 2023

Previous Surgical Education Fellow Dr. Ladonna Kearse (left) and Current Surgical Education Fellows Dr. Ananya Anand (right) and Dr. Rachel Jensen received ASE Recognition of Excellence Awards

Surgical Education Week is a combined meeting between the Association of Surgical Education (ASE) and the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS). This year’s meeting took place in San Diego, CA from April 11-13 and our team from the Stanford's Surgical Education Team was in full force. Here’s a recap:

POSTERS

“Grand Rounds: Maintaining Relevance in an Era of Increasing Specialization” By Rachel Jensen

“Path to Program Director: Qualifications of Surgical Education Leaders” By Rachel Jensen

“Impact of a Faculty-Led Coaching Program on Surgical Trainees’ Non-Technical Skills” By Rachel Jensen

PODIUMS

We Need to Do Better: A Call for Results-Driven Wellness Programs in Surgery Residency” By Ananya Anand

“Usability of ENTRUST as an Assessment Tool for Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs): A Mixed Methods Analysis (with leadership from Dr. Lin, Dr. Liebert, and Dr. Korndorffer)” By Medical Student Melissa Lee

The Use of Simulation in Transition to Residency Programs to Promote Key Non-Clinical Attributes: A Feasibility Study” By Ananya Anand

“The Surgical Education Research Fellowship: A Pilot Qualitative Program Review of Graduates” By Rachel Jenson

PANELS/WORKSHOPS

“Utilizing Surgical Coaching for the Development of Trainees’ Non-Technical Skills for program participants” By Jim Korndorffer, Aaussama Nassar, Ananya Anand, and Rachel Jensen

“Capitalizing on Community and Collaboration for Innovation in Surgical Education” By Rachel Jensen and Ananya Anand with the Collaboration of Surgical Education Fellows (CoSEF)

AWARDS

The team, under the leadership of Cara Liebert, received an ASE Gold Grant to fund a pilot study assessing the quality of narrative feedback in end-of-rotation evaluations.

Current Surgical Education Fellows Rachel Jensen and Ananya Anand as well as Previous Surgical Education Fellow LaDonna Kearse received ASE Recognition of Excellence Awards for their contributions to surgical education.

(L to R) Dr. Cara Liebert, MS Melissa Lee, and Surgical Education Fellows Drs. Rachel Jensen and Ananya Anand.

Current Surgical Education Fellow Dr. Rachel Jensen presents at SEW2023.

Current SUrgical Education Fellow and General Surgery Resident Dr. Ananya Anand presents at SEW2023.

Dr. Aussama Nassar leads a workshop on surgical coaching at SEW2023.

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As the Director of Communications for Stanford Surgery, Rachel Baker tells the stories of her department's faculty, staff, and trainees. With the help of an amazing team of content creators, she produces and curates original articles, photos, videos, graphics, and even podcasts.She works personally with each division, center, program, and lab within her purview to define their audience and reach their goals while maintaining a consistent brand voice. She hosts quarterly professional development workshops open to all AEM web authors--please email her if you'd like to join! She also offers both 1:1 and group education to faculty and residents on a variety of topics including media training, using social media to advantage, and presentation refinement. Rachel holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism with a focus on photography from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. A transplant from the DC-area, she still misses foliage and argyle but has happily adopted the official NorCal hobbies of visiting wineries, hiking local trails, and eating avocado.

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• pioneering cutting-edge research, 
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