Day 2 also included faculty OH for clinical and professional questions. Drs. Baraka Musimu, Martha Namugga, Eden Belay Tilahun, and Lia Jacobson then led a session discussing strategies for how attendees can prioritize their own wellbeing while pursuing their professional goals.

Day 2 was packed with immersive sessions! We started with discussing mentoring principles, shifted to building successful research collaborations between academic and clinical spheres, and wrapped up with practical strategies for project and time management to maximize impact.

Ministry of Health- Uganda Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero Dr. Diana Atwine FRNK Asiimwe The Neurosurgical Society of Uganda Uganda Heart Institute Ireland in Uganda Government of Uganda Mulago Hospital CoRSU Dr. Namugga Martha Monica shared insights on “A Cross-Sectional Survey of Ugandan Faculty Preceptions of a Potential, locally Run Trauma Fellowship Program.

#ASOUscientificConference
#surgicallandscapeexhibition

Day 1 continued with a session led by Drs. Phyllis Kisa, Doruk Ozgediz, and Fiona Kabagenyi on leadership and health equity. Through interactive discussions and case studies, attendees reflected on their own experiences and explored leadership examples in their settings.

On Day 1 of the CHESA Fellows Retreat, introductions highlighted the roles of our fellows and alumni outside the hospital. Putting faces to names showcased the impact they have in their countries, demonstrating their dedication to the field and their need for ongoing support.

This weekend in Kampala, Uganda, we hosted our first-ever CHESA Fellows Retreat. It was a valuable opportunity to bring together our fellows, alumni, faculty, and leadership to connect and share ideas.

Stay tuned throughout the week as we share more highlights!✨

This is what women (physicians) supporting women (physicians, running!) looks like! Marissa Boeck MD MPH FACS Rachel David Weill Cornell Medicine Class of 2011!

Very cool work linking trauma outcomes with social determinants of health at #ASC2024 , setting the stage for looking at translational biomarkers that could help provide physiological insight from Randi Smith and Emory SOM at Grady Hospital GradyHealth. Very exciting work to come!

I see you brother Fabian.
I appreciate all that you’ve done for our communities. ✊🏾

Outstanding Assoc4AcademicSurgery Prez address by Dr. Fabian Johnston today.

(Bonus 📸: 2024-2025 AAS Prez Dr. Callisia Clarke fixes Fabian’s bow tie before the powerful photo of the 4 trail-blazing…

“If you're still asking the minoritized to justify their experiences with racism/sexism/homophobia etc before you take a stand, you're part of the problem.

If you're trying to find compromise with fascists, you're part of the problem.” Dr. Imani McElroy.
#ASC2024 ❤️🔥💪

#ICYMI @ AM #GlobalSurgery session UCSF-East Bay resident & HarvardGlobalSurgery fellow Niko Kumar 🗣️ vital topic of 🩸 use in 🇲🇽 public hospitals.

~26% of the pop (>33 million people!) don’t have rapid (<30min) access

Next steps: actual blood available/facility & 👀 private 🏥

Fantastic presentation & work by UCI School of Medicine student Jonathan Pang for his UCSF Global Health MSc in GH capstone on factors affecting trauma clinic follow-up.

Critical to understand barriers/facilitators as we focus on solutions for long-term thrivorship of injury survivors #ASC2024

Important study of loss to follow-up (as high as 50%!) after injury from Marissa Boeck MD MPH FACS Zuckerberg SF General Hospital & Trauma Center at #ASC2024 . Social determinants of health assessment sorely needed to identify risk & protective factors to help mitigate loss to follow-up (and associated ED visits & readmission).

Fantastic presidential session From Bias to Action: Equity, Training, & Affirmative Action’s Legacy

So many insightful, thought-provoking 💡 & 🗣️ to action from awe-inspiring leaders - lots to process & advance

“Health is not just healthcare.”

#ASC2024 Fiemu Nwariaku Julie A Sosa, MD

Grateful for the opportunity to present our work at #ASC2024 showing that unhoused veterans who gained housing after cancer dx have ⬆️⬆️⬆️ survival than those who remain unhoused (~🟰 to housed veterans)
UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative UCSF GS Residency VA HSR
full paper 🔗: healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

Critical work by Cincinnati Children's Stephen Trinidad (mentored by Center for Health Equity in Surgery & Anesthesia Dr. Doruk Ozgediz et al) training 🇺🇬 midwives, nurses, physicians to identify congenital malformations - early dx 🔑 to intervene! St. Mary's Hospital Lacor

Tribute to amazing Dr. Martin Situma’s impact

#ASC2024

Negative impact of homelessness can be mitigated by gaining housing after cancer diagnosis. Hannah Decker, MD presenting her really impactful work at #ASC2024 UCSF Surgery

Kicking off Day 2 #ASC2024 in 1 of 2 (!) #GlobalSurgery rooms UCSF GS Residency’s Nathan Brand 🗣️ EX-LAP study 👀 30-day post-laparotomy outcomes Muhimbili National Hospital 🇹🇿

20.6% 30-day post-op mortality
>50% deaths post-hospital d/c
Argues need for longitudinal post-op f/u

Center for Health Equity in Surgery & Anesthesia

Wonderful to spend quality time with amazing UCSF Surgery mentees & colleagues across specialties (endocrine, CT, vascular, trauma/ACS, future plastics & gen surg) & hospitals - the magic of Assoc4AcademicSurgery Society of University Surgeons (SUS)!

Julie A Sosa, MD Kayla Switalla #ASC2024

Wrapping up the day UCSF GS Residency’s Dr. Simon Chu 🗣️ CRISPR/AAV mediated genome editing for alpha-thalassemia major (ATM) to restore normal Hgb production 🩸🔬

Encouraging results that may eventually lead to an ATM cure (!!) #ASC2024