Registration for our National Meeting is LIVE at this link forms.gle/jWsy58cJRfvZKg…. This will be a social event, refreshments will be provided. We are so excited to meet #SurgicalEquity colleagues from across the nation. Space is limited, RSVP when you are sure you can attend!

SRS merch now available!! All proceeds will go towards funding our inaugural national meeting this fall. customink.com/fundraising/so…

Our med student volunteers & patients have united in colorful conversations 🖍️💬 Patients have shared their gratitude for the opportunity to prioritize their social well-being, reminding us that sometimes the best medicine is a heartfelt chat ❤️ #HealingThroughConnection

We have been providing surgical and inpatient care in Al-Awda hospital since yesterday, in the enclave’s north. Our bed capacity there was upgraded to its maximum of 26 beds in preparation for a high influx of expected patients. More on our response👇 msf.org/msf-performs-s…

On 9/24/23, we volunteered alongside the Nuts About Peds IG for the “Stuff the Bus Diaper Drive” benefitting Bham Bundles of Hope. The goal of this organization is to provide diapers at a discounted cost for local families in need. Thank you to everyone that helped out! 🫶

Today’s L&L featured a panel of physicians in surgery, transplant nephrology, and ID to discuss their encounters with patients at-risk for HIV infection or other chronic diseases and the medical/ethical issues they may face. #increasingadvocacy

Interested in helping with the expansion of National SRS and building chapters across the country? Apply now to be a National Medical Student Associate Chair! Applicants should be first year medical students from ANY chapter. Message us for application details!

SRS recognizes that there is no statement we can make that will encompass the amount of suffering that is occurring in the Middle East. We are asking for donations to two organizations that are providing support for the most vulnerable in this conflict.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières: tinyurl.com/supportmsf World Central Kitchen: wck.org/relief/israel-…

Tomorrow’s Lunch and Learn has been postponed! A new date will be announced soon.

Another AmJSurgery #STARSspotlight🔦 UAB Surgery’s Pre-College Research Internship for Students from Minority Backgrounds (PRISM) provides URiM high schoolers w/ research exposure 🧬, shadowing 🔪, & med student mentoring from UAB Socially Responsible Surgery #MakeAcademicSurgeryAccessible (1/2)

Up next in our Ethics Lunch & Learn Series, we are partnering with the OBGYN IG to host an ethics panel on “Post Abortion Ban Healthcare.” Join us in LRA on Jan 29th at 12pm! Chick-Fil-A will be provided 🤗

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Excellent presentation by UAB’s rising star Lamario Williams MD/PhD candidate on LV remodeling after mitral valve repair #ASC2024, UAB Surgery UAB Cardiovascular Disease UAB Cardiovascular Institute herb chen Thomas Kurt DeLay Jr Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Assoc4AcademicSurgery

The Black Cherry Tree Project is an initiative started by Carey Fountain that creates art to memorialize the 33 victims of lynchings that have occurred in Jefferson Co. The project aims to encourage discussion on how art can facilitate processing trauma. See you there on 2/22!

For the next session of our Ethics Lunch & Learn Series, we will be partnering with the Cardio and CT Surgery Interest Groups to host speaker Dr. Chuck Hoopes presenting “Ethics of Brain Death and Heart Transplant.” Join us in LRE on Mar 4th at 12PM! Hope to see you all there 🤗

On Feb 22nd we hosted a “How Art Heals” Lunch & Learn. It was an amazing opportunity to see the influence of art and its ability to foster healing within. Thank you to all who helped make this possible!

Thank you, Dr. Hoopes, for speaking to us on the topic “Ethics of Brain Death and Heart Transplant.” We learned so much from your perspective on ethical dilemmas and your expertise in the history of heart transplantation. 👏🏼👏🏼 UAB Surgery UAB Cardiovascular Institute UAB Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency

Register now for the first National SRS Research Seminar of AY2024-25 on Sep 11 at 12pm EST! Collaboration with UAB Socially Responsible Surgery with guest speakers Sasha Still MD and Dr. Andrea Gillis

Our first wound care clinic today was a success! We were able to treat three patients’ wounds and educate them about appropriate hygiene as well as give them supplies to take home. We are looking forward to continue to grow this clinic and reach more patients in the future!