How do we earn the trust of communities we serve? — Acute Care Surgery with Dr. Priya Prakash, Dr. Vanessa Buie, and Dr. Anthony Douglas

Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery

English - March 31, 2022 18:30 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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Today, Dr. Priya Prakash, Dr. Vanessa Buie, and Dr. Anthony Douglas. Our conversation with these 3 acute care surgeons began with an exploration of acute care surgery — an evolving specialty consisting primarily of trauma, critical care, and emergency surgery — which turned toward to topics and places that surprised each of us.

You’ll hear not only about acute care surgery but also how doctors and healthcare institutions can earn the trust of the communities they serve. Alongside physician interactions with patients, we explore implicit bias, patient advocacy, as well as the value and necessity of having representative leadership and mentors who look like you in the work of patient care.

Dr. Priya Prakash is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UChicago Medicine specializing in trauma, critical care and emergency surgery. She has received several awards for her work and also serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery and the Journal of American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Vanessa Buie is the general surgery Chief Resident at UChicago Medicine. She received her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In a previous life, Dr. Buie's work ranged from diabetes education to biomedical engineering and even serving as a cheerleader for the Minnesota Vikings,

Dr. Anthony Douglas is a first year general surgery resident at UChicago Medicine. He is a graduate of Wabash College and the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Douglas is excited to be a part of a generation of doctors changing the face of medicine.

“Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery” comes to you from the Department of Surgery at UChicago Medicine. Our host is Dr. Jen Vigneswaran. Our senior producer is Tony Liu. Our podcast cover art comes to you from Pombie Silverman, episode art from Sam Higgins, and music from Sen Morimoto off of Sooper Records.

A special thanks this week to Julian Owens and Jan Spicer. Find more about our work at surgery.uchicago.edu.