The novel, zoonotic coronavirus, SARS-CoV2/Covid-19, is thought to have started in humans as early as November 2019 in Wuhan, China. At the time of this discovery in mid-March 2020, the infection was no longer regional. There were over 137,000 individuals infected in more than 70 countries in every corner of the world and over 5,000 […]
Stress in a Pandemic
To say that the current COVID-19 pandemic is stressful is an understatement. We have all felt the worry of exposure and the impact such an exposure might have on our family and friends. We have worried about aged parents and grandparents. Many of us have lived the stress of having to help children adjust to […]
M3 Perseverance Through COVID-19 Obstacles
This year students are being told that they are active witnesses to a major historical event – the COVID-19 pandemic. This has left many third-year medical students with an overwhelming sense of frustration and despair as away rotations are cancelled and research opportunities dwindle. The most important lesson that I’ve come to appreciate from my […]
The Resident Research Experience: Perspectives From a Mentee and Mentor
Dr. Funk – Four years ago, I wrote a blog for the Academic Surgeon titled, “Finding Your Primary Mentor” – https://www.aasurg.org/blog/finding-your-primary-mentor/. I was two years into my first faculty position, and I wanted to share some thoughts with trainees and junior faculty members who were starting research programs. Since then, I have mentored 10 undergraduate, […]
Resist the Urge
Surgeons fix things. That’s what we do. We take patients broken from trauma, cancer, end stage organ disease or a myriad of other problems, we cut, and most of the time we cure. We are in a profession of action. So, what happens when we are called to the opposite; when we are asked to […]
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