About the Symposium
June 9-10, 2023
To highlight the academic achievements of the trainees in our department, we hold an annual Research Symposium.
All residents and fellows in the department are asked to submit a completed project, work in progress or project plan for the symposium. Medical students, graduate students and undergraduate students who have been working on surgical research projects at Baylor College of Medicine are also encouraged to submit their work. We also welcome submissions from postdoctoral research fellows and non-faculty staff in the Department of Surgery.
Scientific Program
This meeting will promote the latest surgical knowledge, techniques, research, and education to those attending, which will bring this knowledge of information back to their practice groups and/or departments to disseminate further increasing the continual knowledge from this meeting as well as share with others and their specialties.
Venue
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, Texas 77030
There are several convenient hotels located in or near the Texas Medical Center. Many Houston hotels and motels offer special discounts to visitors to the Texas Medical Center. Be sure to ask for Baylor College of Medicine discounts wherever you plan to stay.
Continuing Education
The goal of this meeting is to bring together expert surgeons in their surgical field that are world renowned to share this knowledge and expertise with our alumni and department. This meeting will promote the latest surgical knowledge, techniques, research, and education to those attending, which will in return these surgeons will bring this knowledge of information back to their practice groups and/or departments to disseminate further increasing the continual knowledge from this meeting as well as share with others and their specialties.
Learning Objectives
- At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Apply new research and studies for quality improvement in the area of surgery and its divisions.
- Summarize the history of the department and future goals at the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and alumni society across the nation.
- Outline new surgical techniques through innovative minimal invasive robotic surgeries with supportive research studies.
- Implement new clinical preoperative, operative and postoperative approaches to all disciplines in surgical fields
Target Audience
Physicians, Fellows, Residents, Physician Assistants, Nurses/Nurse Practitioners, Staff and Medical Students
Educational Methods
Lecture, Panel Discussion, and Case Study
Activity Evaluation
Evaluation by questionnaire will address program content, presentation, and possible bias
Accreditation and Credit Designation
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC Credit
AVAILABLE CREDIT
9.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
9.25 Attendance
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