FELLOW: Sonal Arora, MD (class of 2009-10)

Imperial College of London
TITLE:“Assessment of debriefing in high fidelity simulation”
Advisor: John Paige, MD

FELLOW: Melissa Brunsvold, MD (class of 2008-09)

University of Michigan
TITLE:“Long-Term Retention of Laparoscopic Skills: A Superior Training Program”
Advisor: Reed Williams, PhD

FELLOW: Nick Hamilton, MD (class of 2009-10)

Washington University
TITLE:“The Use of High-Fidelity Simulation in Teaching Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation”
Advisor: J Schenarts, MD

FELLOW: Ted James, MD (class of 2008-09)

University of Vermont
TITLE:“Assessment of a Surgical Patient Safety Curriculum for Medical Students”
Advisor: Brian Mavis, PhD

FELLOW: Erica Mitchell, MD (class of 2009-10)

Oregon Health & Science University
TITLE:“Enhancing the Educational Value of Morbidity & Mortality Conference”
Advisor: Nick Sevdalis, PhD

FELLOW: Dara O’Keeffe, MD (class of 2009-10)

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
TITLE:“Assessment of basic surgical tasks in the laboratory setting is more discriminatory than intra-operative assessment of junior residents’ technical skills”
Advisor: Dimitri Anastakis, MD

FELLOW: Kyla Terhune, MD (class of 2008-09)

Vanderbilt University
TITLE:“Surgical ICU Acuity and Volume Compared to Resident Workforce Before and After Duty Hour Regulations”
Advisor: Linnea Hauge, PhD

FELLOW: Rebecca Wiatrek, MD (class of 2008-09)

Texas A&M Scott and White Memorial Hospital
TITLE:“What Do General Surgery Residents Think About Childbearing and Childrearing During Residency?”
Advisor: Kimberly Schenarts, PhD and Mary Klingensmith, MD

FELLOW: Andrew Wright, MD (class of 2007-08)

University of Washington
TITLE:“Knowledge Assessment of Central Venous Catheterization: A Study of 413 Residents and Fellows”
Advisor: Stan Hamstra, MD

FELLOW: Hannah Zimmerman, MD (class of 2009-10)

University of Arizona
TITLE:“Increased Interest in Cardiothoracic Surgery among Medical Students on the Surgery Clerkship with the Use of Case Based Instruction ”
Advisor: Chris Reznich, PhD

FELLOW: Alivia K. Cetas, MD (class of 2006-07)

Oregon Health Sciences University
TITLE: Axillary node surgery is compromised by sentinel lymph node biopsy and resident work hour restrictions
Advisor: Kimberly Schenarts, PhD

FELLOW: Jeffrey Chipman, MD (class of 2007-08)

University of Minnesota
TITLE: Multi-institutional Study of the Family Conference OSCE: A Reliable Assessment of Professionalism and Communication
Advisor: Connie Schmitz, PhD

FELLOW:Jeannette Capella, MD (class of 2008-09)

Carillion Clinic
TITLE: Validation of a Trauma Team Performance Observation Tool
Advisor: Reed Williams, PhD

FELLOW:Joseph Iocono, MD (class of 2004-05)

University of Kentucky
TITLE: Use of a Middle Fidelity Model to Teach Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy
Advisor: David Rogers, MD

FELLOW:Deborah Kuhls, MD (class of 2008-09)

University of Nevada School of Medicine
TITLE: Anatomically Based Surgery for Trauma (ABST): A Pilot Study to Teach Surgical Exposures
Advisor: Don Risucci, PhD

FELLOW:Alan Ladd, MD (class of 2007-08)

Indiana University School of Medicine
TITLE: Early Outcomes From a Pre-Internship Surgery Preparatory Elective in Medical School
Advisor: Kimberly Schenarts, PhD

FELLOW:Tiffany Lasky, DO (class of 2007-08)

East Tennessee State University
TITLE: Teaching principles of mechanical ventilation to medical students using high and low fidelity simulation
Advisor: Dimitri Anastakis, MD

FELLOW:Rich Parent, MD (class of 2008-09)

Stanford University
TITLE: A Pilot Study of Simulation Versus Lecture for Training Surgical Residents in Perioperative Patient Safety
Advisor: Sanjeev Dutta, MD

FELLOW:Mary Santos, MD (class of 2006-07)

University of Rochester
TITLE: Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Case Presentations: Measuring Resident Competency
Advisor: Linnea Hauge, PhD

FELLOW:Mohsen Shabahang, MD (class of 2007-08)

Texas A&M – Scott and White Memorial Hospital
TITLE: Does Peer Assessment Contribute to the Evaluation of Professionalism and Communications Among Medical Students?
Advisor: Don Risucci, PhD

FELLOW: Celeste Hollands, MD, Children's Hospital at Buffalo
TITLE: Surgery Interest Groups and Students' Perception of Surgical Lifestyle
Advisor: Amy Blue, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina

FELLOW: Yolanda Becker, MD, University of Wisconsin
TITLE: Effect of Physician Assistants on Resident Education
Advisor: Candice Rettie, Ph.D., UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

FELLOW: Sherry Wren, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine
TITLE: Application of a minimum standard: Does it influence the performance of elite medical students?
Advisor: Brian Mavis, Ph.D., Michigan State University

FELLOW: Dan Jones, MD, University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, TX
TITLE: Videotrainers improve laparoscopic operative performance
Advisor: Jenepher Ann Martin, MBBS, Victoria, Australia

FELLOW: Mary Klingensmith, MD, Washington University
TITLE: Is education a viable route to academic promotion for women surgeons?
Advisor: Kim Anderson, PhD, Professor of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston

FELLOW: Kathryn Mendoza, PhD, East Virginia Medical School
TITLE: Time away from work: What do surgical residents do?
FORUM: Association for Surgical Education - Houston, 2004
ADVISOR: Don Risucci, PhD, Associate Professor, New York Medical College

FELLOW: Christina Rehm, MD, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR
TITLE: Which remedial programs are the most successful?
ADVISOR: Pamela Rowland-Morin, PhD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

FELLOW: Susan Steinemann, MD, University of Hawaii
TITLE: Effect of a novel curriculum on informed consent for bedside procedures
ADVISOR: Marcia Edison, PhD, University of Illinois-Chicago

FELLOW: Paul Schenarts, MD, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
TITLE: The Effect of a Rotating Night-Float Coverage Scheme on Preventable and Potentially Preventable Morbidity at a Level I Trauma Center
ADVISOR: Donald A. Risucci, PhD, Associate Professor, NY Medical College

FELLOW: Vijay K. Maker, M.D., Advocate IL Masonic Medical Center
TITLE: The Good Surgeon
ADVISOR: Michael Donnelly, PhD, Professor, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

FELLOW: Amalia Cochran, MD, MA, University of Utah
TITLE: Mentoring and the Surgical Clerkship: Are We Having an Impact?
ADVISOR: Judy Paukert, PhD, University of Texas - San Antonio

FELLOW: Daniel Birch, MD, Assistant Professor, St. Joseph's Hospital
TITLE: A Needs Assessment Study for Undergraduate Surgery in Preparation for Curriculum Revision
ADVISOR: Brian Mavis, PhD, Michigan State University

FELLOW: Anne Mancino, M.D.
TITLE: Developing a Systematic Approach For Evaluation of Lecture Content
ADVISOR: Klara Papp, Ph.D.

FELLOW: John Simenstad, M.D.
TITLE: Teaching Clinical Decision Making in a Changing Health Care Market
ADVISOR: Leigh Neumayer, M.D.

FELLOW: John Millilli, M.D.
TITLE: Can Bayes Theorem Be Adapted to Provide Feedback on Surgeons' Operative Performance?
ADVISOR: Donald A. Risucci, Ph.D, Associate Professor, NY Medical College

FELLOW: David Rogers, M.D.
TITLE: Computer Assisted Learning vs. a Lecture and Feedback Seminar for Teaching Basic Surgical Technical Skills
ADVISOR: Glenn Regehr, Ph.D., Professor, University of Toronto

FELLOW: Kristine Leeper, R.N., M.S.
TITLE: A Delphi Approach to Determine Measurable Criteria for Medical Student Education in Basic Aseptic Technique
ADVISOR: Candice Rettie, Ph.D, Inova Fairfax Hospital

FELLOW: Dan Poenaru, M.D.
TITLE: Innovation in the Surgical Clerkship: Removing the Requirement for General Surgery
ADVISOR: Michael Donnelly, Ph.D, University of Kentucky

FELLOW: Barry Mann, M.D.
TITLE: Screening to the Converted: An Educational Intervention in Selected African-American Churches Finds Parishioners Well Screened
ADVISOR: Linda Nieman, Ph.D.

FELLOW: Dorothy Andriole, M.D.
TITLE: Communication Apprehension: Clinical Clerkship Performance and Specialty Choice
ADVISOR: Pam Rowland-Morin, PhD

FELLOW: Myriam Curet, MD
TITLE: University and Practice-Based Physicians' Perspectives on the Content of a Surgical Curriculum
ADVISOR: Deb DaRosa, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University

FELLOW: Sean Harbison, MD
TITLE: Faculty and Residents Opinions Regarding the Role of Morbidity and Mortality Conferences
ADVISOR: Glenn Regehr, PhD

FELLOW: Jay Prystowsky, MD
TITLE: Construct Validity and Instruction Effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Model for I.V. Catheter Placement
ADVISOR: Glenn Regehr, PhD

FELLOW: Joel Teichman, M.D.
TITLE: Urological Needs Assessment for Primary Care Practice
ADVISOR: David Solomon, M.D.

FELLOW: Will Miles, MD
TITLE: Evaluation of Blinded vs. Un-Blinded Interviews on Rank Order of Surgical Resident Applicants: Two Institution's Analysis.
ADVISOR: Donald A. Risucci, PhD

FELLOW: Paul Dabrowski, MD
TITLE: Resident's Reported Trauma Experience vs. Actual Experience: An Accurate Measure?
ADVISOR: Boyd Richards, PhD

FELLOW: Kimberly Nagy, MD
TITLE: Evaluating the Experiences of Medical Students Completing and Elective in Trauma Surgery.
ADVISOR: Candice Rettie, PhD

FELLOW: Edward Y. Sako, MD
TITLE: Factors Influencing Outcome on the American Board of Surgery Certifying Exam
ADVISOR: Emil Petrusa, Ph.D.

FELLOW: Patricia C. Bergen, MD
TITLE: Documentation Characteristics of the High Risk Resident
ADVISOR: John Littlefield, PhD