Surgeon Michael Englesbe wins medical school’s top teaching award

Michael J. Englesbe, M.D., an associate professor and transplant surgeon whose research focuses on improving surgical outcomes by modeling body characteristics, was presented with the University of Michigan Medical School’s most prestigious teaching award in May. He was one of just two faculty members out of about 2,000 to win the Kaiser-Permanente Award for Excellence in Teaching (one for clinical education, one for preclinical).
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Forging the next generation of surgical leaders

Academic Surgeon Development Program offers unique mentoring, research opportunities

The lonely hearts ad for future surgical leaders might read something like this: Seeking “best and brightest” for intense clinical and academic career. Must love on-call shifts, long, irregular hours and difficult cases. Ten-year training required. Passion for transformative research and teaching a must.

The reality is that it’s becoming increasingly challenging to convince top-tier medical students and trainees to pursue a career in surgery as shifts in compensation, higher perceived prestige and speedier workforce entry siphon promising talent into other specialties.
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Surgery for the new century

How U-M is changing the face of postgraduate surgical training

Advances in technology mean today’s surgery trainees are being asked to learn a lot more than just anatomy and the steps of a procedure, especially given the increasing use of minimally invasive techniques. But at the same time, technology is also helping U-M faculty to innovate new methods of measuring surgical skill and outcomes in ways that may help to shape the future of surgical education. Two ongoing projects show how U-M is working to provide surgeons with unprecedented feedback.
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