Patient Safety And Quality Week

A small postoperative change in how patients who have undergone bariatric surgery at the University of Florida are treated has produced improvements in comfort and safety, highlighting the Department of Surgery’s emphasis on constant quality improvement. Zachary Johnson, PharmD, BCPS; Gwendolynn Cripsell, M.S.N, R.N., C.B.N.; Sekina Roberts, M.S.N, R.N.,…

Tyler Loftus, MD Fifth-Year Surgery Resident Q: When and how did you first decide you wanted to be a doctor? A: I decided I wanted to be a doctor when I was in high school. My parents are both chiropractors, and I was between chiropractic school and medical school.

Pictured, from left, are C. Parker Gibbs, MD, chief medical officer, UF Health Shands; Juan Mira,…