#RAScot loved learning from RAS-ACS speaker Dr. Brian Williams coaching on Advocacy in Action: The Pivot Moment at #ACSLAS24 sharing his experience as a trauma surgeon, lifelong advocate, congressional staffer, and congressional candidate

Dr. Robin Blackstone gave a remarkable talk regarding Sustainability in Healthcare at American College of Surgeons #ACSLAS24 and giving data to make prolonged change at our own institutions! RAS-ACS Caroline the Cable Car also loved meeting this influential force of a female surgeon!

Amazing RAS-ACS panel on “Successful Surgeons: Practices for Career Building” at #ACSLAS24 thanks to Anton N. Sidawy, MD MPH FACS DFSVS MAMSE, Amy Liepert, Cindy Talley, and Alan Thorson for imparting their wisdom and experience!

Caroline the cable car is excited to meet everyone at the RAS-ACS leadership panel for #ACSLAS24 ! #RAScot

Congrats to these new members of the Georgetown-WHC General Surgery Residency family! RAS-ACS

🚨 Looking forward to our next RAS-ACS Hangout with this stellar panel of speakers! Register here: facs.org/for-medical-pr… . See you then!

Amazing #STS2024 panel on ergonomics including an exercise session with Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸 Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS Geeta Lal G C Hughes

Absolutely carve out time to listen to this force of a woman talk about being an amazing mom/surgeon/wife! I totally support an Ari movie!! #wellness RAS-ACS Yewande Alimi MD Jenny Shao, MD, FACS (she/her)

Reminder to sign up for the awesome MetroDCACS virtual ABSITE course Jan 6-7!! Yewande Alimi MD RAS-ACS Georgetown-WHC General Surgery Residency GW Surgery INOVADeptofSurgery facs.jotform.com/233234237258152

Interested in academia, but don’t know where to get started? The RAS-ACS Comm. committee has several ongoing feature articles for the ACS Bulletin in process and we need your help! Link👇 to join or message Thomas Wyatt or Kaitlin Ritter for more details.
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Talking about #wellness in surgery de-stigmatizes mental health issues and opens up the conversation to change both the culture and the system Ariana Metchik (she/her/hers) RAS-ACS

Devastated to learn of Erfan Faridmoayer, MD passing. His passion for life and kindness were unparalleled. Being able to share your friendship through RAS-ACS was truly a gift. Thinking of his family, friends, SUNY Downstate General Surgery Residency crew. The CT surgery field has lost an amazing future leader.

Earlier this month, rising star 💫 and Hopkins CT research fellow, Dr. Jin Kook Kang, shined at the 6th APELSO & 55th Annual Meeting of Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 🌏 clinching an award in the best oral presentation. 🏆🎉 TSRA

Fabulous panel session The MacLean Center on DCD-NRP for transplants with Dr. James Kirkpatrick UW Cardiology and Dr. Denise Dudzinski @UW Bioethics

Great MedStar Washington representation at The MacLean Center conference with Patrick D. Herron, DBe, HEC-C (He/Him/His) presenting on dis/mis-information on social media and how healthcare workers can use counter speech to help spread factual info Georgetown-WHC General Surgery Residency

Rounding out the week The MacLean Center Conference discussing moral injury surrounding staff caring for ECMO patients! Thanks to all my amazing mentors UChicago Surgery Georgetown-WHC General Surgery Residency

Bye #ACSCC23 see ya next year in SF! Thank you to my lovely co RAS-ACS A&I board Kevin Koo Michael Visenio for the amazing year. Looking forward to being the RAS Exec secretary and learning from the fabulous Kaitlin Ritter Rebecca Williams-Karnesky, MD PhD MEdPsych Georgetown-WHC General Surgery Residency

Having the best time with the best people! Monika Masanam, MD Jennifer Rosen MetroDCACS #DCACS #ACSCC23

Amazing to have such a great surgical role model advocating for the needs of our patients! Dr. Brian Williams SurgeonsVoice #ACSCC23 #DCACS #surgeonsasadvocates

Can't imagine where we'd be without these tireless stars. Thank you so much for your commitment and time! #ACSCC23