Brian Dunkin
@briandunkinmd
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Transplant to Boston - Endoscopic surgeon into innovation, education, & using selection science to choose great surgical trainees. Co-founder @SurgWise.
Boston, MA
Joined June 2017
"High receptivity to feedback is a highly valued attribute". Selection Science in General Surgery Residency Applications @AimeeGthePHD
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Professor Bruce Schirmer giving the inaugural American College of Surgeons / American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Named Lecture. A true leader in Surgery. @AmCollSurgeons @ASMBS
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Please read the official SAGES Response to NordICC Study Regarding Benefit of Screening Colonoscopies. Thank you. We would also ask you retweet this to get the widest possible exposure.
sages.org
SAGES hopes to clarify the results of the NordICC study and frame them in the context of decade-long efforts by several national agencies to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.
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Thanks to his VIGILANT™ CRT-D, Robert was able to walk away after experiencing sudden cardiac arrest in a parking lot. #SCAAwarenessMonth Be sure to talk with your doctor so that you thoroughly understand the risks and benefits associated with the implantation of the device.
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Annndd we're off! #gensurgmatch2023 applicants, check your emails! Thousands of #SurgSJT and @surgwise assessments just distributed! Be on the lookout over the next week as more programs add to the list!
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Time in meetings has more than tripled since Feb 2020. Nearly a third of meetings are unnecessary—wasting $25M a year for every 1k people. There are 4 reasons to meet: to decide, learn, bond, and do. If it doesn't serve one of those purposes, cancel it. https://t.co/wtSVZO56cY
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Employees say they don’t need to be in nearly one-third of the meetings they attend, a new survey shows, and women are more reluctant than men to decline invitations
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Big thanks to @bostonsci and #ERBE for supporting our therapeutic flexible endoscopy lab for @PSU_Surgery residents @PennStHershey
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Thrilled to see the Festschrift of @JeffPonskyMD @ClevelandClinic today and help honor one of the true greats
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Attending this amazing tribute to @JeffPonskyMD @JPONSKY What a phenomenal career! Honored to call him my friend! @LPonsky @kimponskyphoto @tponsky @SAGES_Updates @matthew_kroh @johnrodriguezMD @NatSoper @briandunkinmd @KevinElHayekMD @AmCollSurgeons @ASGEendoscopy
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Did you see Dr. Aimee Gardner featured in Houston InnovationMap this week? Check it out: https://t.co/bPMMCpfxPR
#BCMFaculty
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This probably isn't breaking news, but the world is on the midst of a water crisis. More than 2 million Americans don’t have access to clean drinking water, according to one study by the U.S. Water...
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DYK: 3️⃣8️⃣ surgeons from over 1️⃣2️⃣ surgery specialties were involved in the development, review, and scoring of *each* item on our #SurgSJT? Learn more: https://t.co/QBxoM4W2nT
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DYK: Each of our #SurgSJT clients receives a program profile report based on faculty/trainee input documenting their most desired competencies for entering trainees, ideal performance expectations, & organizational culture? Consider it the baseball card of residency programs ⚾️
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Check out the latest from our partners @UTHealthSASurg examining the ability of SJTs to predict trainee attrition: “Identifying Potential Attrition during the Residency Applicant Screening Process” https://t.co/hJAj0UXZQE
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Think you’re a great judge of character during interviews? You’re not alone — but you’re probably wrong.
houston.innovationmap.com
If your startup has gotten to the point of being able to hire in new team members – congratulations! Your hard work and innovative ideas have been recognized, and you are now able to bring in others...
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Check out the latest research from our team and partners! 📝 Examining the impact of #InterviewWise & structured interviewers on interrater agreement. @JSurgEduc @UTHealthSASurg
https://t.co/ceBXMDr9rE
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Don’t miss out on implementing this competency-based assessment for your applicants this fall! #SurgSJT
https://t.co/VkaI3nGa3H
Excited to announce the launch of our #SurgSJT! Built on over five years of analytics and research, we have created a generalizable situational judgment test accessible to all surgery and surgical subspecialty programs. Learn more: https://t.co/Pd5zgxwGF0[
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Houston — home to the largest medical center in the world — needs access to more early stage funding for medtech companies.
houston.innovationmap.com
Houston, an important hub for healthcare and life-science ventures, continues to see significant support for those sectors. And the city’s infrastructure around life-sciences and healthcare continues...
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This week's roundup of Houston innovators includes Kelly Pracht of nVenue, Aimee Gardner of SurgWise, and Kelly Avant of Mercury.
houston.innovationmap.com
Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from sports tech to venture capital — recently making headlines...
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Principles we cover in our #InterviewWise course to avoid groupthink and unnecessary biases in ranking discussions
Democratic hiring decisions lead to better outcomes. But the committee approach comes with its own pitfalls.
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