Surgery Education News

Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society Meeting 2005

Michael Mulholland, M.D., PhD, Chair, Department of Surgery and the Department of Surgery sponsored nine House Officers, four Plastics Research Assistants and one medical student to attend the Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society meeting held in Santa Barbara, CA, October 20-23, 2005. Funding for residents to attend the Coller meeting and participate in the Coller Tours was generously provided by the alumni of the Department of Surgery.

Attendees included:

John Ammori, HO4	Alisha Arora, HO4	Derek Dubay, HO7
David Heidt, HO5	Jon Hundley, HO5	Jules Lin, HO7
Christopher Longo, HO7	Erika Newman, HO5	Brian Saunders, HO6

Not pictured:
Melissa Brooks, M4
Vikas Dhawan, PLS Research Asst.
Erika Henkelman, PLS Research Asst.
Daniel Schwartz, PLS Research Asst.
Deborah Yu, PLS Research Asst.

The Coller Surgical Society was established in 1947 by Dr. Coller's former University of Michigan residents. The annual fall clinical meeting embodies the Society's founding principles to promote the art and science of Surgery, foster education and perpetuate friendships. The program began with a welcome reception on Thursday night followed by clinical and social programs on both Friday and Saturday, with a farewell brunch on Sunday. The attendees had an opportunity to meet and interact with surgical alumni from all over the United States, many of whom are or have been in significant leadership roles in their areas of surgical specialty.

The University of Michigan residents, research assistants and medical student were involved in several presentations during the clinical program as well as the poster sessions. Brian Saunders, HO6, was in attendance as this year's Coller Research Fellow. The annual research fellow receives research support from the Coller Research Fellow Endowment fund established by Coller Society members in 1993. Erika Newman received the Coller Resident Research Award and Christopher Longo the Jobst Award, which are awarded to resident presenters during the annual clinical meeting.

The Coller Clinical Tour for residents was established with eight selected each year. The tours allow House Officer trainees of Coller Society members to visit other major medical institutions to gain insight into the clinical and research endeavors of the institution, tour the facilities, and meet surgical faculty and trainees. In 2005, Gorav Ailawadi, Charles Binkley, Steve Chen, Ted Lin and Ted Welling each participated in the Coller Tour program as part of their chief year rotations.