This commentary (5 min read) is in response to a "residents these days" discussion I read online. It summarizes my feelings about surgical residency, readiness for independent practice, and the important distinction between confidence and competence. #GiftedHands #ACSCC20

God we need football

🎓 Chief Resident shout-out! Jenny Bai, Sofia Aronson, @drpillado @JessieHo_, @audra _reiter & Suhail Zeineddin deliver their capstone Pearce talks today—THE REAL TREASURE? THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY. See you at tonight graduation dinner! #PearceSymposium @NMSurgery

As a son of a poor, Mexican immigrant family, I’m humbled to finish my vascular surgery training at @NMCardioVasc & start my job as Assistant Professor of Surgery at @Stanford @StanfordVasc & provide care to a diverse patient population at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center!

Meet our 2025 Allen B. Kanavel Surgical Scholars—PGY-4 residents who devoted ≥2 yrs to lab research, carrying forward Dr Kanavel’s translational legacy: Calvin Chao MD, @LJanczewskiMD, Steven Papastefan MD & Jes Sanders MD. Surgeon-scientists in full force! 🔬#PearceSymposium🧪

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Congratulations on the Vascular Surgery Integrated Match and welcome to the newest members of our team! @NMsurgery @RylieOMeara @nidhikreddy #Match2025

⏪ Did you miss this? ➡️ https://t.co/TEupfWpWUt “Almost all aspects of life are engineered at the molecular level, and without understanding molecules we can only have a very sketchy understanding of life itself.” What Mad Pursuit (1988) @JessieHo_ @DrHasanAlam @Zaibadawood

A few our residents enjoying a sunny day off at a local beer fest! ☀️🍻

We are proud to announce this year's Allen B Kanavel Surgical Scholar award winner 🏆 @JessieHo_

I am finally graduating from general surgery residency! Thank you @purplesurg for welcoming me into @NMSurgery with opens arms, and for giving me such a great graduation day experience. I feel so proud to be a Northwestern General Surgery Graduate! #graduation #generalsurgery

Future vascular surgeon @JessieHo_ and winner of the Allen B Kanavel surgical scholar award presents on her time and lessons learned in her two year research fellowship in @DrHasanAlam’s lab

SO SO PROUD AND EXCITED TO HAVE MY COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND MATCH AT NORTHWESTERN VASCULAR FOR FELLOWSHIP! Well deserved @JessieHo_! 💜 Welcome to the Northwestern Vascular Family! @NMCardioVasc @purplesurg @NMSurgery

CONGRATS @purplesurg @JessieHo_ on staying at @NMSurgery for vascular and to @SZeineddinMD for matching at @uams_pedssurg!!! Making us proud!! 🥲

So lucky to have an amazing department. Can’t wait to stay on another 2 years.

We are thrilled to announce our Vascular Surgery Fellowship Match for 2025-2027… the one and only @JessieHo_!! #FellowshipMatch #Match2024 @NMSurgery

We have a double dose of cuteness for you all this morning welcoming two of our newest @NMSurgery members Malakai (L) and Kilian (R) born just one day apart! Strong work from PGY-3 @RaheemBell5 (& wife Arielle) and PGY-5 @KateOttMD (& wife Kathryn). 💜💜

Dang @JessieHo_ takes BOTH @purplesurg brackets!! 🤯🤩 Admin chief extraordinaire. Feel like that should go on your CV for @VascularSVS fellowships! #NCAAMarchMadness

Wonderful to host @purplesurg journal club! All about airway management in critically ill trauma patients. @JessieHo_ and @Whitney_J_MD did a fantastic job presenting! Lots of great discussion about how we can team with @NorthwesternEM and @NMAnesthesia to give the best care

Congrats to all of our Olympians! 🥇 Sound on for real Olympic feels