Very insightful article by Derek Thompson

One parallel example in the academic healthcare space seems to be administrative bloat and scope creep of institutional review boards (IRBs).

Though initially established with the well-intentioned goal of protecting research subjects, IRBs…

We are the first human beings to see a Mars sunset. It’s quite a thought

An easy fit for generative AI -- an alternative standardized patient for practicing (and improving on) difficult conversations with patients. So many possibilities; can implement a wide variety of diseases, demographics, emotional states, etc. Prototype of a 'zoom patient' here.

Excellent BehindTheKnife episode with some of my friends and colleagues discussing how the ABSITE is being used in ways that were never intended. I highly encourage listening to this one as well as the preceding episode on ABSITE. Kudos to the team!

It is great to hear trainees…

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Congratulations to Tom Sorrentino and @DIATIROhealth for winning the SAGES is in Long Beach in 2025! Shark Tank competition!!

Amazing pitch for an amazing product that can improve outcomes and access to organs for transplant patients!

Hopefully coming soon to an OR near you!

Keith Hansen, MD…

Excited to announce that our 'How I Do It' paper on building custom AI chatbots for surgical education was published in Journal of Surgical Education

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Just in time for both the SAGES is in Long Beach in 2025! and Association for Surgical Education APDS surgery meetings where AI will surely be a focus. Come…

Congratulations to Joe L'Huillier et. al. for this amazing study on gossip -- something that affects all of us in surgical training but is not often talked about or studied formally.

Special thanks for choosing to preprint the study on the I.D.E.A.S. platform!

Read it and…