Chairs: Wenjia Zhang

Faculty: Wenjia Zhang, Chelsie Warshafsky, Steven Radtke, Sukhbir S. Singh

Description: This course aims to provide practical advice for new graduates who are transitioning into independent clinical practices. Starting with reflections from a seasoned expert about common pitfalls in early practice, we will then discuss how to incorporate developing technologies in the domains of clinical efficiency, surgical teaching, research, and patient outreach. Recognizing that the initial years out of training can be one of the most challenging transitions, the course will guide new surgeons to set themselves up for success in an everchanging technological landscape.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Objective Identify common pitfalls and setbacks in the early stages of practice and how to avoid them
2. Objective Recognize how artificial intelligence can be incorporated into daily workflow to improve clinical efficiency and patient outreach
3. Objective Describe how to utilize recent technologic advances to optimize surgical teaching and research output

Course Outline

1:30 PM Welcome, Introduction and Course Overview

W. Zhang

1:35 PM The Efficiency ERA: Using Artificial Intelligence to Ease Clinical Demands

W. Zhang

2:00 PM The Teaching ERA: Incorporating Advanced Simulation, Virtual Reality, and Real-Time Video Technology to Enhance Surgical Teaching

C. Warshafsky

2:25 PM The Big Data ERA: Utilizing National Databases and Search Engine Optimization in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

S. Radtke

2:50 PM The Novice ERA: Started From the Bottom and Now We're Here

S. Singh

3:15 PM Discussion Questions & Answers

1:30 PM Adjourn