Despite a push for sustainability and mindful use of surgical resources across the profession, operating rooms can contribute up to 70% of total hospital waste. By designing a targeted intervention around the average costs per surgery, researchers from the UF Department of Surgery sought to drill down the reason for…
Shaw was one of the first members of her department to take a dedicated maternity leave. Now a mother of two kids, ages 7 and 10, she and her peers are blueprints for those who follow, demonstrating not only possibility, but potential.
Nestled in the wall of the body’s largest blood vessel is a ticking time bomb. If you’re one of the one in 1,000 people diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), that is. Aneurysms, or when part of an artery becomes weakened and expands, are as lethal as they are…
A new study in the Journal of Surgical Education explores curriculum implementation as a means for success.
