Contact Information

Surgery Interest Group


Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

SIG Officers

President
Derek Mai, USA

Treasurer
Joseph Migliuri, USAF

Lecture Coordinator
Andrew Kaufman, USA

Surgical Procedures & Techniques Coordinator
Dan Christensen, USN

Service Coordinator
Jeremy Bernot, USAF

Shadowing Coordinator
Lisa Lu, USA

Faculty Advisor(s)

Dr. David Welling, USAF (ret), FACS
Dr. Richard Schaefer, COL, USA

For those of you who might be considering a career in surgery, I would suggest that you log onto this website: http://www.facs.org/residencysearch/. This is a free, on-line book of suggestions about who might consider a career in surgery, how to get a good training program, the various subspecialties of surgery, etc., published by the American College of Surgeons, entitled "So, you want to be a surgeon...".

Meetings:

Come hear presentations from noteworthy surgeons in a variety of specialties on what it is like to be a surgeon! For a list of upcoming meetings, visit the Surgical Interest Group's page.

Students with Dr. Bill DeVries after a SIG lecture

Students with Dr. Bill DeVries after a SIG lecture

Also, look out for information regarding the Department of Surgery Distinguished Lecture Series. These generally take place every Thursday at 1600 in Sanford Auditorium.

Volunteer:

Contribute your time to Christ House, a medical charity in Washington D.C. Contact Jeremy Bernot

Students from USUHS serve food at Christ House

Students from USU serve food at Christ House

Shadowing Opportunities:

Do you have what it takes to be a surgeon? Don't miss this opportunity to follow Dr. Welling as he takes you through the different surgical suites at NNMC to see the variety of procedures that go on right here in Bethesda. Contact Lisa Lu

Suture Lab:

Are you ready to learn current suturing techniques used in the OR? Learn from Dr. Welling and other USU faculty how to perform some of the more common sutures. Contact Dan Christensen

Teaching of a proper two-handed knot tying method

Dr. W teaches the proper two-hand knot tying method

Dr. W teaches the proper two-hand knot tying method

Learning knot tying from Dr. Hutton