Academics

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Required Weekly Conferences

Divisional Morbidity and Mortality Conference – Weekly (Wednesday AM)

Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery – Weekly (Thursday 7-8AM)

Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Department of Surgery (Thursday 8-9 AM)

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Required Monthly and Semi-Monthly Conferences

MIST Fellowship Consortium Journal Club and Morbidity and Mortality Conference (Second Wednesday Monthly, 6-9PM)

Divisional Research Conference (Third Tuesday Monthly, WebEx, 5-6PM)

The FELLOW project (Fellowship Educational Lectures & Learning Objectives Webinars) – American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (First Friday, 7AM EST, replayed @ 3PM EST)
Fellows are highly encouraged to attend these lectures as they cover all didactic topics required for the ASMBS fellowship certificate

UT Health/Texas Hernia Center Journal Club (Monthly)

Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease Conference (1-2 times a month, Tuesday 7-8AM, WebEx)

Multidisciplinary bariatric surgery meeting (Quarterly)

MBSAQIP occurrences conference (Every 2-3 months)

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Annual

Surgical Disruptive Technology Summit (part of SAGES Surgical Innovation Weekend)

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