Surgery
Our mission is to serve as a platform for CNU students to explore surgical careers and gain information and skills to become successful future surgeons! We advocate for student surgical education and career interests by facilitating on-campus activities intended to foster technical advancement and intellectual excellence. These activities include hands-on skills workshops like suture clinics, seminars with surgeons of various specialties, networking opportunities and Q&As with CNU M3s and M4s, and more!
Goals and objectives for 2023-2024:
Provide a foundation for students to learn basic surgery skills, such as suturing and knot tying, as well as host subsequent workshops to build on those basic skills to help with rotations and more real-life scenarios regardless of their specialties of interest.
Host panels and discussions with practicing surgeons and residents to provide information to students who are considering a career in surgery and encourage students to explore surgical and non-surgical specialties with networking opportunities with M3s on rotations and M4s after they’ve chosen their residencies.
Collaborate with on-campus SIGs (including surgical and non-surgical SIGs) to plan events that provide students with opportunities to connect with professionals in the field and hone their skills.
During CNU's 2022 Diversity in Medicine Summer Camp, members of Surgery SIG hosted a suture clinic workshop for the undergraduate camp attendees. This workshop was ran similarly to the "suture basics" workshop hosted for 1st and 2nd year medical students and covered techniques such as the simple interrupted suture, simple continuous suture, and knot tying. Surgery SIG hopes to continue fostering student interest in medicine and the surgical field through workshops, presentations, and mixers.
☆ LEADERSHIP ☆
President: Shezaib Raees
Vice President: Kimberly Ku
Secretary: Taylor Ngo
Treasurer: David Chen
Suture Clinic Coordinators: Robert Monroe & Muzammil Akhtar
Public Relations: Meraj Alam
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amir Amiri
