Education and Training
For doctors dealing with life-threatening emergencies during endoscopy, the management of stress is crucial, but poorly understood. Using virtual reality, Dr. Philip Levine, a gastroenterology fellow at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and his colleagues presented a study at Digestive Disease Week® about how stre... Read more
If you were asked to make a list of words describing a surgeon, you may include words like skilled and intelligent. But odds are the word "altruistic" didn't make your list, and American Board of Surgery Executive Director Jo Buyske, MD, FACS, thinks that's a shame. Her SSAT Maja and Frank G. Moody State-of-the-Art Lecture... Read more
Diversity issues among gastroenterologists, hepatologists and surgeons as they relate to academia and various clinical practice settings are the subject of the Sunday afternoon session Ensuring Diversity in Gastroenterology: Practical Approaches for GI Societies, Institutions and Practices. "Diverse organizations ensure a b... Read more
Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH, an expert on improving the quality and safety of surgical care, will present the annual Doris and John L. Cameron Guest Oration on Sunday. Her 45-minute presentation is titled The Role of Professional Societies in Continuing Professional Development. Read more
When developing programming for DDW® 2018, the SSAT Program Committee aimed to create a broad array of options to meet the demands of society members and DDW attendees of all interests and skill levels, according to SSAT Program Committee Chair Vic Velanovich, MD. Read more
GI fellows have decisions to make. What kind of career track do they want, academic or private practice? And in what setting? Private practice and academic institutions offer various settings with a mix of advantages and disadvantages. For instance, there are two tracks in academia, the clinician educator and the physician... Read more
