Mistreatment is Common Among LGBTQ Surgery Residents
U.S. surgical residents who identify as LGBTQ+ reported higher rates of mistreatment in their training programs than their non-LGBTQ+ peers, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Students Practice Ophthalmology Surgical Techniques
The student-led Ophthalmology Interest Group recently held a suturing workshop, offering Feinberg students the opportunity to practice surgical techniques on mock organs.
Accomplished Physician-Scientist Named Chief of Organ Transplantation
Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD, has been named chief of Organ Transplantation in the Department of Surgery and director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center.
Resident Unionization Doesn’t Impact Burnout
Unionized surgical resident programs are more likely to offer additional vacation time and housing stipends, but unions had no impact on burnout, mistreatment or other benefits, according to a recent study.
Hasan Alam, MD: Trauma Trailblazer
Noted trauma surgeon Hasan Alam, MD, takes the reins of the Department of Surgery and as the Loyal and Edith Davis Professor of Surgery, and professor of Cell and Developmental Biology.
New Project Aims to Improve Healthy Food Access and Education
A new project led by Northwestern Medicine investigators aims to mitigate food deserts and kidney disease in predominantly Black communities in Chicago.
Bunta Honored as ‘Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession’
Andrew D. Bunta, ’67 MD, ’74 GME, associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, has been named a “Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession” by the American Orthopaedic Association.
Medical Student Discusses Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Research
Sydney Olson, a second-year medical student, is the lead author of a study published in JAMA Surgery which found a linear growth pattern for 70 percent of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Healthcare ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws May Need Modernization
Certificate of need laws — regulations intended to control hospital capacity expansion and improve quality of care — may not be having their intended effects, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
Top 5 Breakthroughs Podcasts of 2020
Listen to the year’s most popular episodes of the Breakthroughs podcast, featuring Northwestern Medicine experts discussing COVID-19 research.