Young Surgeons Section: “Well, Here We Are, But Right Now I Wish I Wasn’t” – Early Career Errors

Moderator(s)

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  Chelsea Dorsey, MD (she/her/hers)

  Chicago, Illinois
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  Kenton Rommens, MD (he/him/his)

  Clinical Assistant Professor
  University of Calgary
  Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  Video Recording

Summary:This session will focus on clinical, administrative, or research missteps that early career surgeons (5 years or less of practice) have made and the journey they went through, lessons learned, and changes they made that allowed them to overcome and cope with the outcome.It will focus on the decision making around the scenario as well as the steps they took to deal with the situation and how they took care of themselves in this ultimately stressful time. The focus will be on lessons learned, advice they could give to others, and who they relied on for help and counsel during the aftermath.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM CT

  Introduction
  

  Speaker: Chelsea Dorsey, MD (she/her/hers)

  Speaker: Kenton Rommens, MD (he/him/his) – University of Calgary
• 1:35 PM – 1:48 PM CT

  What to Do When Even our Best-laid Plans Go Sideways
  

  Speaker: Megan Parrott, MD, BA (she/her/hers)
• 1:48 PM – 2:01 PM CT

  Time for a Change: Lessons Learned from an Early Career Move
  

  Speaker: Ravi N. Ambani, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• 2:01 PM – 2:14 PM CT

  Staying Humble – Soliciting and Accepting Feedback from Others
  

  Speaker: Kyongjune Benjamin Lee, MD, MBA – UT Southwestern Medical Center
• 2:14 PM – 2:27 PM CT

  Managing Pregnancy and Return to Work During Early Career
  

  Speaker: Elizabeth L. George, MD, MS – Stanford University
• 2:27 PM – 2:40 PM CT

  I Zigged When I Should Have Zagged – Fixing (and Learning) from our Mistakes
  

  Speaker: Behzad S. Farivar, MD (he/him/his)
• 2:40 PM – 2:53 PM CT

  I Know I’ve Got a Mentor…But Maybe I Need a Better One
  

  Speaker: Olamide Alabi, MD – Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Emory School of Medicine
• 2:53 PM – 3:00 PM CT

  Closing Comments
  

  Speaker: Chelsea Dorsey, MD (she/her/hers)