Surgery Interest Group (SIG)

Mission:

The mission of Surgery Interest Group (SIG) is to promote student exposure to and participation in the multifaceted field of general surgery and surgical subspecialties through a variety of learning, mentorship, and networking activities.

Statement of Purpose:

We will be hosting a variety of events focused on exposing students to the broad field of general surgery and surgical subspecialties. Events will include but are not limited to miniCBIs, journal clubs, and lunch talks.

If you are interested in general surgery or surgical subspecialties, do not hesitate to contact the organization leadership to become more involved and find opportunities!

Class of 2029 Student Leadership:

Mark Cancemimcancemi@arizona.edu

Leah Barnhardtleahbarnhardt@arizona.edu

Amanda Abdelsamadagabdels@arizona.edu

Youssef Hassanyahassa2@arizona.edu

Faculty Advisor:

Dr. Jon Nelson

Past Events:

The 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting for the Arizona Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Past Breakfast/Coffee with a Surgeon Events:
- Guest: Dr. Fashid Sadeghi - Urology
- Guest: Dr. Nathan Page - Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT)
- Guest: Dr. Mido Mirza - Pediatric Surgery
Scrubbing Clinic/Suturing Clinic:
- Guest: Dr. Ara J. Feinstein
- Guest: BUMC Residents
Lunch Talks:
- Guest: Dr. Ara J. Feinstein - Trauma Surgery
- Guest: Dr. Stanley C. Graves - Orthopedic Surgery
BUMC-PHX Grand Rounds:
- Dr. David King - Trauma Surgery
- Title: 26.2 Lessons Learned from the Boston Marathon Bombing
Maricopa Grand Rounds:
- Dr. Ramin Jamshidi - Pediatric Surgery
- Title: Esophageal Atresia
Surgery Residency Panel
- Dr. Steven Johnson - Program Director of Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency
- MS4s matched in surgery

Previous Interest Group Leaders:

Matthew Sandoval- mattsandoval@arizona.edu

Kiera Vaughn- kieravaughn@arizona.edu

Sam Shapiro- samshapiro@arizona.edu

Linda Wu- lindawu@arizona.edu

Eashan Das- edas@arizona.edu

Katja Klosterman - katjakloste@arizona.edu

Armine Kasabyan- akasabyan@arizona.edu

Romir Parmar- rpparmar@arizona.edu

Jason Cusimano - he/him jasoncusimano@arizona.edu

Haley Kenner - she/her haleykenner@arizona.edu

Rachel Reichenbach "R" - she/her rreichen@arizona.edu

Alexander Meraz - he/him ameraz@arizona.edu

Nikhil Bhardwaja "Nik" - he/him nbhardwaja@arizona.edu

Resources:

So you want to be a surgeon? (American College of Surgeons)
Arizona Surgical Residencies:
- Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency (PISR) - BUMC Phoenix
Surgical Societies and Professional Development:
- American College of Surgeons Official Page
- Arizona College of Surgeons Official Page
Keep current with the literature (free access):
Subspecialty-specific Sites: