UAB Department of Surgery Communications Director Megan Yeatts works with Assistant Professor of Transplantation Jared White, M.D., to record his presentation.

The inaugural Surgical Education Committee is excited to announce a change to the resident education curriculum for the 2018-2019 year. The committee, under the direction of general surgery resident Laura Hickman, M.D., with faculty mentor Jared White, M.D., includes Adam Witcher, M.D., Margaux Mustian, M.D., Samantha Baker, M.D., John Killian, M.D., Quince Gibson, M.D., and Cozette Kale, M.D.

Instead of weekly lectures, the majority of education will comprise online pre-recorded lectures by UAB faculty with associated multiple-choice questions. In-person learning will be reserved for small-group, oral-board-style questions. The goal of the committee is to maximize learner efficiency with succinct, rotation-specific learning while minimizing in-person meetings that might detract from clinical learning opportunities.

The committee is grateful to faculty members Jared White, M.D., Sushanth Reddy, M.D., and Lauren Tanner, M.D., for recording videos and to communications staff Megan Yeatts and Anna Waters for the providing technical support for the pilot project. However, more faculty volunteers are still needed to record 30-minute lectures with supplemental powerpoints (the committee will provide an outline, equipment and quiet space to record). Please contact Laura Hickman, M.D., or any of the other Surgical Education Committee members to volunteer for a topic or for more information.