COVID-19 and Racial Disparities: Moving Towards Surgical Equity
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Sidra Bonner MD MPH MS Glenn Wakam @Gifty_Kwakye_MD John W Scott, MD MPH
time with co-interns mentoring ms4 applicants is time well spent #WhyUMichSurgery Michigan Surgery
📷: @Gifty_Kwakye_MD
When your Michigan Surgery faculty drops off the most amazing gift basket for the residents. I’m blown away by the efforts for faculty and residents to band together in the midst of this crisis. From the heart, grateful for Tasha Hughes, @Gifty_Kwakye_MD, and this amazing program
Undoubtedly the best part of #ASC2020 for me, was re-connecting with the AMAZING @Gifty_Kwakye_MD whom I first met at Mercy A-Ansong’s family home in Baltimore, circa 2011. As you can see, she spoke some blessings over my life!THANKFUL for her! Michigan Surgery is SO LUCKY to have her!❤️
Tune in to Cleveland Clinic MD #SurgeryLive on Oct. 16th to hear @Gifty_Kwakye_MD and David Rosen discuss Pelvic Floor or Pelvic Bore? Solving the Most Frustrating Colorectal Issues. bit.ly/surgeryliveccf pwd is surgerylive
Thank you to my tireless champions Lesly A Dossett MD MPH and Justin B. Dimick for elevating our work, & @Gifty_Kwakye_MD herb chen and AmJSurgery for such a rich dialogue.
Interested in addressing culture w/the same rigor as medical complications? see culturalcomplications.com for 1st steps
Surgical spaces have a big carbon footprint. By evaluating cost more holistically, we can reduce our negative impact. Check out my commentary piece with Amir A. Ghaferi @Gifty_Kwakye_MD Christopher G Myers released today in NEJM Catalyst: catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
📣 Excited to announce the “Women Mentors in Surgery” webinar for medical students interested in surgery! Dec 1st at 5pm EST on Zoom. Remarkable panel: @Gifty_Kwakye_MD Sabrina Sanchez Lisa Cannada Sara Pereira MD Maya Hammoud, MD,MBA (opinions are my own) & Isabelle Germano! Sign up at forms.gle/YaYvwQLBJuFyvH…
Each year the Michigan Medical students select a single faculty member, from all specialties, to receive the Silver Shovel teaching award.
SO PROUD of @Gifty_Kwakye_MD from Michigan Surgery, this year’s recipient! 🤩
We are so lucky to have her leading our clerkship.
What a group!
Amazing kick off of the Anastomosis program of mentoring families of M2s, residents, + faculty started by Mary Shen MD, MSc, Brooke Bredbeck MD MS, Kerry Madison and faculty @Gifty_Kwakye_MD
Looking forward to see these relationships grow❤️
Michigan Surgery
.@Gifty_Kwakye_MD won the @PartnersNews GME Resident Teacher Award in her first year of practice. Learn more about her in the latest ASCRS #YoungSurgeon Spotlight: bit.ly/2AMP7up
Had a wonderful welcome back before my first OR case at UH by the one and only Dr. Kwakye! Surrounded by greatness at every turn! Go blue! @Gifty_Kwakye_MD Michigan Surgery
All of us on the Michigan Surgery clerkship team are so proud of our students who matched today! #MatchDay #GeneralSurgery @Gifty_Kwakye_MD Jonathan Finks Sara Schaefer
We're continuing our theme of Junior Faculty ❤️ with #grandrounds on Tuesday (10/4) with @Gifty_Kwakye_MD ! Join us at 7AM for 'Cancer Screening: When one scope doesn't fit all.'
Don’t want to miss this one! Justin Maykel Joshua Bleier Michelle F. DeLeon, MD @Gifty_Kwakye_MD Amy Lee Lightner, MD Jonathan Abelson Kristi Guyton Kristen Crowell Marylise Boutros
We wrote this before our current moment of mass awakening and engagement with the history of racial injustice in the US. Now is the time to prioritize racial equity, as individual surgeons, within our departments, and across our systems. Glenn Wakam John W Scott, MD MPH @Gifty_Kwakye_MD