Hope is not blind faith that things will get better. It’s a realistic belief that things can get better. Despair is an illusion of certainty. Hope is an appreciation of possibility. Change requires a way. There is no way without will. There is no will without hope.

Two weeks left to apply -- In case you're on the fence, here is our 2023 Research Summary....

#VisualAbstract from Erkmen, Merrill, and coauthors finding gender disparity in cardiothoracic surgery persists, with low representation of women and salary disparity at every academic rank. Read more at the link below. @DavidCookeMD

Join us at 7pm EST on 2/7 to learn more about starting a chapter of SRS! Find the registration link for our February interest meeting here!

Submit your abstract after you register for #WIS2024! Accepted abstracts will be presented at the meeting in March. Share your knowledge and make an impact at this groundbreaking event! Submit now: buff.ly/47kdzjU Register: buff.ly/46sqFf3 #WIS Sharona B. Ross

Sharing a success story from our St. Louis hospital-based violence intervention! A unique collaboration that cares for our community across multiple health systems! Kristen Mueller, MD WashU Medicine Department of Surgery Wash U Emergency Med The HAVI doi.org/10.1007/s10615…

❇️Best of Trauma❇️ This study of patients w/ blunt solid organ injuries demonstrated that VTE chemoprophylaxis initiated within 48hrs of arrival was associated w/ reduced rates of VTE without any observed increase in clinically relevant bleeding journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fullte…

Thanks ASTS for the spotlight! It has been such a pleasure to work with this organization over the years 🙏🏾

Happy March, yall! We hope you’re excited about #SBASUCDavis2024!! Save the date as we journey to the west coast in September! Additionally, Our abstract submission site is now officially open! Submit your amazing abstract abstracts using the link below! sbas2024.abstractcentral.com

Our work examined the association of admission fibrinolysis phenotype with traumatic brain injury (TBI) patient outcomes. There is no association between fibrinolysis phenotype at admission and mortality or other major complications #JoTACS #SoMe4Surgery journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fullte…

Never once did he mention my career trajectory. We all know people who didn’t match and who are leaders in our field. No matter that happens tomorrow/this week, THE MATCH DOES NOT DEFINE YOU. If a door is shut, open a window. Be who you are proud to be. #gensurgmatch24

🎉Congratulations to our incoming residents of the General Surgery Residency Program! 🎉 We're excited to welcome you to the Department of Surgery at UC Davis! #Match2024 #MatchDay2024 #UCDavisSurgery #GeneralSurgery #MedEd #SurgeryResidency UC Davis Health

Let's explore the intersections between surgery, ancestry, SES, and SDoH! Register to join us for our first National SRS Research Seminar hosted in conjunction with the UAB Socially Responsible Surgery with guests Sasha Still MD and Dr. Andrea Gillis

Is it okay to say, “No”? In this edition of Turnover Time we talk with @MackenzieCookMD about his work from Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery about having goals of care discussions prior to transfer Erika Bisgaard, MD Sarah Cottrell-Cumber

It’s a match! (Six matches, actually.) We’re excited to meet our new Surgical Critical Care fellows, who will be joining us in 2025.

We are recruiting a PGY2 to our general surgery residency program, to start in July 2025. Follow this link for the application: shorturl.at/vdLCz. To learn more about our program and the people behind it, watch our General Surgery Residency Townhall: shorturl.at/bAEZa

Congratulations to Pauline Park, MD, who received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine! This is given to those who have led in exceptional ways to further the vision and mission of SCCM.

Communication breakdown is a leading cause of medical errors, particularly for critically ill surgical patients. AAST Critical Care Committee provides important consensus guidelines on how we can improve handoffs in the ICU 🤝 Read more: bit.ly/3R0l6hu

Meaning may be healthier than happiness. 23-year study: A sense of purpose is a more robust predictor of longevity than life satisfaction. Having worthwhile goals is a source of vitality. It’s nice to feel happy today. It’s important to have something to strive for tomorrow.

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