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‘Where are you from? Where are you really from?’
Vascular resident Saranya Sundaram, MD, shares a story of finding cultural understanding and community. “It’s Sundaram, S-U-N…” I’m interrupted by a nurse asking me if I’d like to call anesthesia for an airway. I quickly nod and ask them to…
Beyond ‘do better’: New year reflections from a vascular surgery trainee
The new year is a time for reflection. It is also an opportunity to rededicate, or if needed, reinvent ourselves. Vascular surgery training is long, at least five to seven years for most of us. Most of our reflection happens…
Corner Stich: Bridging knowledge gaps and meeting new demands of vascular surgical training
This month in Corner Stitch, we highlight a trainee-centric study presented at the 2023 Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) annual meeting held in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Sept. 7–9). With the rise of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and the diminishing number of…
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…
Changing gears: A guide to cruising back to the operating room
For surgeons-in-training, professional development time (colloquially known as “the research years”) is a welcome break from the rigors of surgical residency. A time to rest, reflect, and embark on new growth opportunities. A reprieve from the 6:00 a.m. (or earlier)…
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…
More than a research project: The vascular trainee’s role in tackling disparities in peripheral arterial disease
One of my earliest clinical experiences with vascular disease was as a high school student shadowing at a busy urban hospital in Detroit. A Black man with a longstanding history of diabetes developed a foot ulcer that ultimately required an…
Back to basics: All the things I love about vascular surgery
Recently, after completing a difficult open aortic operation with my attending, a bright M3 asked me, “Why vascular surgery?” The question didn’t catch me off guard, as I always have a ready answer, and we had just finished a pretty…