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Corner Stitch: How to say ‘I messed up’
An anonymous vascular resident offers some advice for dealing with a troubling case in the latest edition of our Corner Stitch column by and for vascular surgery trainees. Little, if anything, in life prepares you for when you eventually cause…
Corner Stitch: Becoming a community-engaged vascular surgeon
At the end of my intern year, I was tired. It had been a long year of rounding, placing orders, seeing consults and refining basic suturing skills on primarily general surgery rotations—an experience not dissimilar from many of my fellow…
Corner Stitch: How to make the most of your research year(s)—personal growth edition
I’m sure research residents everywhere have heard their fair share of unsolicited advice on this topic. But among all the voices advising me on “how to be productive” or “how to make the most impact on the vascular world,” I…
Corner Stitch: Navigating pregnancy as a vascular surgery trainee
As a vascular surgery resident, our training emphasizes anticipating and planning for complications. This mindset is undoubtably critical clinically but can be less beneficial in settings outside of hospital confines. It certainly was my first reaction to the positive pregnancy…
Corner Stitch: On the vascular trainee opportunities on the conference calendar
Christopher Audu, MD, surveys the 2024 meeting landscape, highlighting prime opportunities for trainees to showcase their research. It is abstract submission, and this month I wanted to highlight a few national meetings that are “trainee friendly” for getting your work…
Corner Stitch: Supplementing our formal learning as vascular trainees
As a vascular surgery trainee, there are multiple aspects of vascular surgery that I’ve had the opportunity to learn about. And to be honest, I’m still learning. To that end, the SVS has put a great deal of effort in…
Corner Stitch: Navigating the technology landscape as a vascular trainee
I vividly recall sitting in the back of the conference room as a medical student and marvelling at the various approaches that could be used to solve vascular problems during the weekly “indications conference.” Every Monday morning, the creativity displayed…
Corner Stitch: Spotlight on VESS 2023
This month, Corner Stitch highlights one of the papers recently presented at the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) 2023 winter meeting in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada (Feb. 23–26). Nallely Saldana-Ruiz, MD, a senior vascular surgery fellow at the University…
Corner Stitch: What I wish I had known in vascular training
Welcome newly matched vascular surgery residents into the fold! I am just over six months into my first attending position after completing my residency training at Dartmouth. While nothing reminds you of how much you don’t know or haven’t seen…
Corner Stitch: A reflection on 2022…
This month’s column chronicles the exciting year we’ve had here at Corner Stitch. As the section editor, I’ve been most proud of the various authors who have contributed, and the range of topics discussed in the different monthly write-ups this…