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Maximizing Rotation Experience
… Experience Keep up with daily reading Summarize blocks of information (such as histologic classifications, staging … 3"x5" cards that you can refer to periodically throughout the day. You will find that there will often be short time … an evaluation not feedback. Frequent and timely feedback is what you need to improve your skill. Following Your …
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Anorectal Surgery FAQs
… to my anorectal surgery, will I require bowel cleansing? The nature of your surgery determines what type of bowel preparation … example, ultrasound may be utilized to determine if there is anatomic sphincter damage in patients complaining of …
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Facts About Organ Donation
… There is no age limit for organ donation. Becoming an organ donor will have no impact on the care you receive should you fall ill. There are strict … removed. The doctors who treat a patient at the time of death are in no way involved with those responsible for …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/30/20
… Each day during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and … in armed conflicts and in natural disasters. Yes, it is getting that serious. Triage is a fundamental operating …
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Build a Better Smoothie
… powder or Greek yogurt. Need extra calories? Add a scoop of hemp seeds or coconut oil. Watching sugar? Cut back on the fruit and up the greens. With a solution for everyone, … soy, coconut, cashew or oat milk. If your potassium is low (due to increased GI losses), use coconut water as a …
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What We’re Reading: 12/13/19
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. Trauma Surgeon … on more than just the body; bullets spread the disease of violence, ravaging families and communities. That’s the message Dr. Laurie Punch, trauma surgeon in St. Louis, is working so hard to share inside and outside the hospital. …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/18/20
… Each day during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and … Serologic testing for antibody to the SARS-CoV-2 virus is now available for health care personnel. Those eligible …
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Susan E. Bates, MD
… Dr. Susan Bates received her M.D. degree from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine. She completed her clinical … continues to impact how the NCI-60 cell line panel is used in drug discovery, and helped her identify a novel …
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Reduce Your Colorectal Cancer Risk through Lifestyle Modification
… Staub, MS, RD, CDN Registered Dietitian, Division of Digestive Disease Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/25/20
… Each day during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and … Colleagues, It may be obvious that writing these Updates is a daily struggle to balance terror with reassurance. Today …
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Pancreatitis
… Reviewed by the physicians of Columbia’s Pancreatic Surgery Team , October 2024 … | Auto Islet Transplants | Diet | Prognosis | FAQ What is Pancreatitis? Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas that occurs when pancreatic enzyme secretions …
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Endocrine Surgery Fellowship Program
… The goal of the Endocrine Surgery Fellowship Program at Columbia University is to help educate the future leaders of endocrine surgery. …
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Resident Education: Simulation
… With the combination of rapidly advancing surgical technologies as well as … hours regulations, mastering new surgical skills outside the OR, prior to working with a patient, is imperative for surgeons at all levels of training. The …
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NYP/Columbia Joins National Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT)
… As a new member of the PERT Consortium, inaugurated in 2015, NYP/Columbia is in the vanguard of treating pulmonary embolism with a …
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