Student Success
Within the mission of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
is the desire to have a diverse faculty and residency through whom we can better care
for our patients. We are also committed to sustainability in the operating room and
beyond.
Student Success is an overarching concept that covers equity, inclusion, and improves
wellness and resilience of healthcare professionals.
Student Success
Recent Projects
- In the 2020 study by Drs Dat Phat Vu (mentee) and Mary Arthur (mentor), funded by
the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Professional Diversity,
surveyed health care workers and students to determine "The Impact of COVID-19 on
Shifting Attitudes Towards Asian Patients and Healthcare Providers."
- Drs Jasmeen Kaur (mentee) and Mary Arthur (mentor) along with medical student Sydney
Greenlaw developed a training video to better equip residents, faculty, and medical students to communicate with patients
during the preoperative visit as part of their 2021 ASA-funded study, "Equipping Anesthesia
Providers in the Time-limited Preoperative Interview to More Effectively Evaluate
Patients Through a Lens of Cultural Competency."
- Dr Caryl Bailey held a simulation workshop for her 2021 ASA-funded study, "Building
Medical Student Interest in the Anesthesia Specialty Among Women and People of Color
Utilizing Early Introduction and Simulation."
- Drs Dhruti Diwan, Krishna Shah (mentees) and Mary Arthur (mentor) conducted a Teen Health Camp with the goal of "Sparking an Early Interest in Healthcare to Address the Racial
and Ethnic Discordance between Patients and Healthcare Professionals" for their 2022
ASA-funded study.
- Drs Zulqar Islam and Ulrica Tull were among the first class of Junior Resident Scholars
of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists in 2023. Dr Mary Arthur's article
on the Junior Resident Scholar Grant is in the SCA News.
- Drs Bibiana Avella Molano and Teresa Cabrera Vera are working on an ASA-funded study,
"Addressing Maternal Health Equity and Racial and Ethnic Minorities: A Pilot Project
to Integrate Population Health Management into Anesthesiology Residency Training"
under their mentor, Dr Mary Arthur. The study was featured in an American Society of Anesthesiologists press release.
- Dr Megan Foster and medical student Piawoh Bujung worked on ASA-funded study," Social
Determinants of Health in Patients Presenting for Emergency Stroke Intervention" under
their mentor, Dr Mary Arthur. Medical student Amber Bullock is currently leading interviews
of patients who experienced stroke.
- Medical students Harini Indrakrishan and Abdullah Chandasir participated in the ASA-funded
study, "Investigating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Postoperative Complications
from Cardiac Surgery at a Safety Net Hospital" under their mentor, Dr Caryl Bailey.
- Dr Bryant Bolds and medical student Nikhil Jaganathan led a workshop and are guiding
students through a mentoring program as part of the ASA-sponsored study, "Building
Foundations: Developing Future Anesthesiologists Among Underrepresented Undergraduates,"
with their mentor, Dr Mary Arthur.
- Dr Srivarsha Pulijal and medical student Meghna Kamath are involved in the study,
"Is There a Relationship Between Intra-operative Cerebral Oxygen saturdaitons and
Race?" under the direction of Dr Mary Arthur.