Use of GLP-1 agonists in high risk patients prior to bariatric surgery: a cohort study.

Introduction: Body mass index (BMI) > 50 kg/m is associated with relatively increased morbidity and mortality with bariatric surgery (BS). There is reluctance to consider these patients operative candidates without preoperative weight loss. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists have demonstrated effective weight loss in the post-BS setting.

Development of a Model for Training and Assessing Open Image-Guided Liver Tumor Ablation.

Background: Image-guided microwave ablation (MWA) is a technically demanding procedure, involving advanced visual-spatial perception skills. This study sought to create and evaluate a low-cost model and training curriculum for open ultrasound-guided liver tumor MWA.

Methods: Simulated tumors were created, implanted into bovine livers, and visualized by ultrasound.

Curricular Innovation in the Surgery Clerkship: Can Assessment Methods Influence Development of Critical Thinking and Clinical Skills?

Objective: Although key clinical skills have been defined in the Core Entrustable Professional Activities, there is a need to improve medical school curricula with standardized training opportunities and assessments of these skills. Thus, we aimed to develop an innovative curriculum that emphasized critical thinking and clinical skills. We hypothesized that we would be able to observe measurable improvement on assessments of students' critical thinking and clinical skills after the implementation of the new curriculum.