Washington University General Surgery Residents

Dr. Laurie Punch along with the general surgery residents teaching members of the environmental services department how to Stop the Bleed. This is a national awareness campaign intended to encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency. #stopthebleed Click on the link below to find a Basic Bleeding Control Course offered by an American College of Surgeons partner in your area.... > cms.bleedingcontrol.org/class/search See more

Thank you Dr. Blatnik for hosting a terrific after hours event for the residents! Shout out to Kerri Ohman and Connor Callahan for winning the Olympic competition and to Dr. Greenberg from Wisconsin for competing as well!

Washington University Surgery residents at the Academic Surgical Congress in Houston, Texas.

Trauma surgeon Laurie Punch, MD, knows firsthand the impact of gun violence on the people of St. Louis. She sees it at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital trauma center.... The sudden impact and severity of the injury creates a shock wave that goes beyond the track of the bullet into people, families and communities. Gun violence has always concerned her, but she came to St. Louis in 2016 during an active discussion on how to address the issue. She knew immediately she wanted to get involved. Joining forces with medical student Jane Hayes and surgery resident Erin Andrade MD, MPH, she took up the national Stop the Bleed campaign as a way to empower community members to save lives. Their team earned the trust of community partners, and now trains and supplies people to stop the bleeding in gunshot victims with tourniquets, pressure application and first aid supplies. More than 1600 people have been trained since March 2018. It’s an exceptionally powerful experience to be able to help someone else, says Dr. Punch. We want at-risk youth to know they matter, and they can work to save a life.

Welcome to St. Louis this weekend General Surgery Applicants! STLMag.com shares 50 reasons to LOVE St. Louis Now! Check it out here:

Congratulations to Emily Onufer who won the Rosenkrantz Residents Research Award at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery this weekend. Both Cathleen and Emily presented and did a great job!

Excellent special guest speaker, Laura Edgar, EdD, CAE, ACGME vice president for Milestone Development is presenting today at the Barnes/WashU GME Retreat for program directors, program managers, and program coordinators!

So proud of my Scrub Policy compliant surgical residents! Kudos to Leisha Elmore, Eileen Smith, Heidy Cos, and Meghan Kelly! Woot, woot!

Sharing this post from Wash U Dept of Surgery FB page HPB surgeons Ryan Fields, MD, and William Hawkins, MD, participated in Pedal the Cause, an annual cycling challenge to raise money for cancer research. The event attracted more than 3000 riders and thousands of spectators on Sept. 29 and 30 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater.

PGY-4s, Matt Schill and Jennifer Yu sharing their global rotation experiences from Malawi! PGY-4, David Brauer is next to make the journey from Barnes Hospital to Mzuzu Hospital.

Chairman Timothy Eberlein, MD announced that St. Louis will be the host of the 31st Annual National Conference of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons in his State of The Department Address this morning! Wash U welcomes SBA to the Lou! @WUSTLsurgres

Congratulations to Dr. Jacob Miller!

Class of 2018 News Update: Did you know that PGY-3, Roheena Panni and Research Resident, Will Chapman, Jr. completed their MPHS degrees AND PGY-3, Darren Cullinan, completed his MSCI degree? Well, now you know! CONGRATS to all three! We are proud of you!