2020 Award, Certificate and Grant Recognition

The ASE leadership would like to recognize all of the following award, certificate, and grant recipients this year for their outstanding work and commitment. Congratulations!

Academic Program Administrator Certification in Surgery

Committee: Clerkship Coordinators in Surgical Education
Chair: Lindsay Gluf-Magar, BA, CCAP, APACS
Vice Chair: Megan Rendina, BS

April 2020 Certificates:
Heather Trainum, University of Virginia
Laura Yale, MHA, University of Washington

Academy of Clerkship Directors

Committee: Clerkship Directors
Chair: Jesse Moore, MD
Vice Chair: Rishindra Reddy, MD

April 2020 Certificates:
Peter DiPasco, MD, The University of Kansas Health System
Roy Phitayakorn, MD, MHPE (MEd), Massachusetts General Hospital

ASE/APDS Collaborative Grant

ASE President: Ranjan Sudan, MD
APDS President: David Harrington, MD
ASE/APDS Liaison: Alan Harzman, MD

April 2020 Grant Recipient:
ASE: Hueylan Chern, MD, UCSF; Patricia O’Sullivan, EdD, UCSF
APDS: Linda Reilly, MD, UCSF; Joseph H. Rapp, MD, UCSF
Development of a Technical Training Curriculum for Left-handed Surgical Trainees

Education Awards

Committee: Awards
Chair: Laura Torbeck, PhD
Vice Chair: Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD

April 2020 Award Winners:

Clerkship Coordinator Recognition:
Lureye Myers, MS, Penn State College of Medicine

Promising Medical Student:
William Gerull, Washington University in St. Louis
Michael Kochis, EdM, Harvard Medical School

Outstanding Resident Teacher:
Alex Michaels, MD, University of Virginia

Linnea Hauge Outstanding Educational Scholar:
Brigitte Smith, MD, University of Utah

Mid-Career Educator:
Yo Kurashima, MD, PhD, Hokkaido University

Excellence in Innovation:
Andrea Parker, MD, Tenwek Hospital, Kenya and Brown University

Wolfson Outstanding Teacher:
Jahnavi Srinivasan, MD, Emory University School of Medicine

Master Educator Award:
Karen Brasel, MD, Oregon Health & Science University

Multi-Institutional Research Grant (MERG)

Committee: Surgical Education Research
Chair: Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD
Chair: John Falcone, MD
Vice Chair: Sarah Jung, PhD

April 2020 Grant Recipient:
Minerva Romera Arenas, MD, MPH, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Evaluating the Challenges and Best Practices to Success of Underrepresented in Medicine Surgical Trainees

Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF)

Director: Maura Sullivan, MSN, PhD
Co-Director: David Rogers, MD

2020 Graduates:

Nicholas Bedrin, MD (2018-2019)
University of Vermont
Location, Location, Location (and Curriculum!): Measuring the Impact of Interventions to Increase Resident Utilization of Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Trainer.
Advisor: Kim Brown, MD

Matthew Bobel (2018-2019)
University of Minnesota
Who Wants Me to Do What? Varied Expectations from Key Stakeholder Groups in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit Creates a Challenging Learning Environment
Advisor: Andre Campbell, MD

Morgan Bonds, MD (2018-2019)
Virginia Mason
Latin American Hepatopancreatobiliary Fellowships Accreditation: Assessing Desire and Barriers
Advisor: John Falcone, MD

Katharine Caldwell, MD (2019-2020)
Washington University
Podcasting Behaviors of General Surgery Residents
Advisor: Kevin Pei, MD

Douglas Cassidy, MD (2018-2019)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Surgical Autonomy: A Resident Perspective and the Balance of Teacher Development with Operative Independence
Advisor: Michael Kim, MD

Charley Coffey, MD (2018-2019)
University of California San Diego
Development of an Emergency Myringotomy Curriculum for Hyperbaric Medicine
Advisor: Maura Sullivan, PhD

Amanda Cooper, MD (2018-2019)
Pennsylvania State University
The Development of an Instrument to Measure Operative Self-Efficacy
Advisor: Brenessa Lindeman, MD

Halle Ellison, MD (2017-2018)
Geisinger Health Systems
What Does Well-Being Mean to Surgical Learners?
Advisor: Rebecca Henry, PhD

Jennifer Fieber, MD (2018-2019)
University of Pennsylvania
The Flipped Operating Room: Establishing Best Practices in Surgical Education Using Resident-Initiated, Injury-Based Preoperative Briefing
Advisor: Hilary Sanfey, MD

Sarah Hayak, MD (2018-2019)
Geisinger Health Systems
How Do Program Directors View International Medical Graduate Applicants for Residency Training Positions?
Advisor: Rebecca Henry, PhD

Rana Higgens, MD (2018-2019)
Medical College of Wisconsin
The Robotic Surgery Learning Experience Through the Eyes of the Medical Student
Advisor: Pat O’Sullivan, PhD

Samantha Lane, MA (2017-2018)
Geisinger Health Systems
Surgical Trainees’ Future Career Plans: What Factors Influence Their Decision?
Advisor: Nancy Schindler, MD

Stephen Markowiak, MD (2018-2019)
University of Toledo
Effect of Microteaching Sessions on Resident Learning
Advisor: PJ Schenarts, MD

Hilary McCrary, MD (2019-2020)
University of Utah
National Survey of Robotic Surgery Training Among Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Residents.
Advisor: Pat O’Sullivan, PhD

Robert Naples, MD (2018-2019)
Cleveland Clinic
The Impact of Simulation Training on Operative Performance in General Surgery
Advisor: Michael Awad, MD

Emily Onufer, MD (2018-2019)
Washington University
The Anatomy of Gun Violence: A Contextualized Curriculum to Train Surgical Residents in Both Technical and Non-Technical Skills in the Management of Gun Violence
Advisor: Mara Antonoff, MD

David Ormond, MD (2017-2018)
University of Rochester
Operative Learning Objectives of General Surgery Residents: A Qualitative Study of Pre-Operative Educational Goals of General Surgery Residents
Advisor: Adnan Alseidi, MD

Jennifer Preston, MD (2017-2018)
Banner University Medical Center
The Structure of Simulation in General Surgery Training Programs
Advisor: Abbey Fingeret, MD

Ruchir Puri, MD (2018-2019)
University of Florida
The Use of Virtual Humans to Assess Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS)
Advisor: John Paige, MD

Stephen Ranney, MD (2018-2019)
University of Vermont
Maximizing Learning in the Operating Room: Residents’ Perspectives
Advisor: Nicole Roberts, PhD

Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD (2018-2019)
Texas A&M
The Impact of Varying Secondary and Primary Task Difficulty on Surgeon Performance and Workload
Advisor: Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD

Meredith Sorensen, MD (2016-2017)
Dartmouth Medical Center
An Exploration of Patient Perceptions of Resident Operative Participation: Implications for Surgical Educators
Advisor: David Rogers, MD

Katelyn Young, BS (2019-2020)
Geisinger Health Systems
Personal Characteristics for Success as a Surgeon: A Century of Perspective through the American College of Surgeons
Advisor: David Rogers, MD

Visiting Scholar Fellowship

Committee: Simulation
Chair: Denise Gee, MD
Vice Chair: Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD

April 2020 Fellowship Recipient:
Sarah Jung, PhD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health