Young Surgeons Mock Orals and More

Saturday, May 10, 2025

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 15A, Mezzanine Level

Co-Moderator(s)

David Kleiman, MD, MSc, FACS, FASCRS (he/him/his)

Staff Surgeon, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Melrose, Massachusetts, United States

All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.
Carrie Peterson, MD, MS (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Beatrice Dionigi, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University
NYP Columbia Medical Center
New York, NY, US

All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe the structure of the oral examination.
Demonstrate the ability to answer colorectal oral board-style questions in a simulated, high-stakes format.
Demonstrate knowledge among colleagues and learn from other examinees.
Recognize key topics relevant to his or her own career stage.

Registration Required.
Registration Fees: Candidate member: $100; Member: $225; Non-Member: $300

CME Credit: 3.75
Contact Hours:3.75

This workshop aims to prepare candidates for these examinations and address the critical needs of current fellows and recent graduates when they begin their practices.

The symposium portion will consist of an introduction and overview of the structure of the mock oral examination and then break into two tracks each composed of a Mock Oral Examination Session and a Mini-Symposium that will run concurrently. The Mock Oral Examinations will be conducted in a small group format and administered by different examiners, with a critique of the examinees’ performances in a format replicating the actual ABCRS Oral Examination. Questions will be directed to one participant at a time, so other group members may observe their colleagues' answers and receive critique on scenarios. Scenarios covered will be those that are heavily tested on the certifying oral examination and are commonly encountered in standard colorectal practice. Additionally, the session will also provide feedback on performance and guidance in the treatment of these various disease processes by members who are board-certified already.

The Mini-Symposium consists of presentations and a panel discussion on topics highly relevant to the audience, such as board review, transition to practice, academic success, transition of careers, and financial planning. This mini-symposium will be tailored to the needs of current fellows and young attendings as they transition into practice and prepare to apply for board certification.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM PT

Introduction & Mock Oral Overview
Faculty: Carrie Peterson, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Medical College of Wisconsin
8:10 AM – 8:15 AM PT

Break (Regroup into Groups)
8:15 AM – 8:35 AM PT

Group 2- Pearls & Pitfalls for the Oral Examination
Faculty: Marco Zoccali, MD – Global Center for Integrated Colorectal Surgery & IBD Interventional Endoscopy Columbia University Irving Medical Center / New York Presbyterian Hospital
8:15 AM – 10:00 AM PT

Group 1- Small Oral Exams
Working Group Speaker: Ana De Roo, MD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Working Group Speaker: Beatrice Dionigi, MD, FACS, FASCRS – New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University
Working Group Speaker: Colleen Donahue, MD (she/her/hers) – Medical University of South Carolina
Working Group Speaker: Brandon C. Chapman, MD – AdventHealth Parker
Working Group Speaker: Carmen Fong, MD (she/her/hers) – Hemorrhoid Centers of America
Working Group Speaker: David A. Kleiman, MD, MSc, FACS, FASCRS (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: Christine Nembhard, MD, FACS – Howard University Hospital
Working Group Speaker: Cintia Mayumi Sakurai Kimura, MD, PhD, MPH – Stanford University
Working Group Speaker: Daniel Sarmiento, MD (he/him/his) – North East Georgia Physician Group
Working Group Speaker: Carrie Peterson, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Medical College of Wisconsin
Working Group Speaker: Daniel J. Galante, n/a – Adventhealth
Working Group Speaker: Daniel Fish, MD – Umass Chan Medical School - Baystate Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: David R. Rosen, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Working Group Speaker: Dom Burneikis, MD – Integris Health
Working Group Speaker: Erik R. Noren, MD, FACS, FASCRS – University of California Davis
Working Group Speaker: Gerald Gantt, MD – University of Illinois Chicago
Working Group Speaker: Gustavo Rubio, MD – Jackson Health System
Working Group Speaker: Janet Lee, MD, FACS, FASCRS (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota, Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates, Ltd
Working Group Speaker: Jeremy Sugrue, MD – Endeavor Health
Working Group Speaker: Jessica Shanahan, FRCSC (she/her/hers) – University of Manitoba
Working Group Speaker: Jonathan B. Mitchem, MD (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Working Group Speaker: Jonathan S. Abelson, MD MS (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: Joy Chen, MD – University of Washington
Working Group Speaker: Julia C. Tolentino, MD (she/her/hers) – St. Luke’s University Health Network
Working Group Speaker: Kaitlin Domek, MD (she/her/hers) – Warren Clinic
Working Group Speaker: Lisa A. Cunningham, MD – The Ohio State University
Working Group Speaker: Lisa Parry, MD
Working Group Speaker: Marco Zoccali, MD – Global Center for Integrated Colorectal Surgery & IBD Interventional Endoscopy Columbia University Irving Medical Center / New York Presbyterian Hospital
Working Group Speaker: Maria X. Kiely, MD MPH FACS FASCRS (she/her/hers) – The Oregon Clinic
Working Group Speaker: Marianne V. Cusick, MD, MSPH (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Working Group Speaker: Mark Hanna, MD – City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Care
Working Group Speaker: Matthew C. Bobel, MD (he/him/his) – Associates in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Working Group Speaker: Robert T. Lewis, MD (he/him/his) – Colon and Rectal Surgeons of Greater Hartford
Working Group Speaker: Sara Berkey, MD – MedStar Health
Working Group Speaker: Sarah Stringfield, MD (she/her/hers) – Baylor University Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: Shannon L. McChesney, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: Susanna Hill, MD MSCI – Duke University
Working Group Speaker: W. Forrest Johnston, MD – Ochsner Health
Working Group Speaker: Wissam J. Halabi, MD (she/her/hers) – Enloe Health
Working Group Speaker: Walter B. Kucera, MD (he/him/his) – Naval Medical Center San Diego
8:35 AM – 8:55 AM PT

Group 2- Things I Wish I Knew When I Started
Faculty: Jonathan S. Abelson, MD MS (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
8:55 AM – 9:15 AM PT

Group 2- Finances for the New Grad
Faculty: Wissam J. Halabi, MD (she/her/hers) – Enloe Health
9:15 AM – 9:35 AM PT

Group 2- Coding and Billing 101
Faculty: Christopher Buzas, DO – Geisinger Health
9:35 AM – 10:00 AM PT

Group 2- Panel Discussion & Question and Answer
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM PT

Break for All
10:15 AM – 10:35 AM PT

Group 1-Pearls & Pitfalls for the Oral Examination
Faculty: Marco Zoccali, MD – Global Center for Integrated Colorectal Surgery & IBD Interventional Endoscopy Columbia University Irving Medical Center / New York Presbyterian Hospital
10:15 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Group 2- Small Oral Exams
Working Group Speaker: Ana De Roo, MD – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Working Group Speaker: Beatrice Dionigi, MD, FACS, FASCRS – New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University
Working Group Speaker: Colleen Donahue, MD (she/her/hers) – Medical University of South Carolina
Working Group Speaker: Brandon C. Chapman, MD – AdventHealth Parker
Working Group Speaker: Carmen Fong, MD (she/her/hers) – Hemorrhoid Centers of America
Working Group Speaker: David A. Kleiman, MD, MSc, FACS, FASCRS (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: Christine Nembhard, MD, FACS – Howard University Hospital
Working Group Speaker: Cintia Mayumi Sakurai Kimura, MD, PhD, MPH – Stanford University
Working Group Speaker: Daniel Sarmiento, MD (he/him/his) – North East Georgia Physician Group
Working Group Speaker: Carrie Peterson, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Medical College of Wisconsin
Working Group Speaker: Daniel J. Galante, n/a – Adventhealth
Working Group Speaker: Daniel Fish, MD – Umass Chan Medical School - Baystate Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: David R. Rosen, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Working Group Speaker: Dom Burneikis, MD – Integris Health
Working Group Speaker: Erik R. Noren, MD, FACS, FASCRS – University of California Davis
Working Group Speaker: Gerald Gantt, MD – University of Illinois Chicago
Working Group Speaker: Gustavo Rubio, MD – Jackson Health System
Working Group Speaker: Janet Lee, MD, FACS, FASCRS (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota, Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates, Ltd
Working Group Speaker: Jeremy Sugrue, MD – Endeavor Health
Working Group Speaker: Jessica Shanahan, FRCSC (she/her/hers) – University of Manitoba
Working Group Speaker: Jonathan B. Mitchem, MD (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Working Group Speaker: Jonathan S. Abelson, MD MS (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: Joy Chen, MD – University of Washington
Working Group Speaker: Julia C. Tolentino, MD (she/her/hers) – St. Luke’s University Health Network
Working Group Speaker: Kaitlin Domek, MD (she/her/hers) – Warren Clinic
Working Group Speaker: Lisa A. Cunningham, MD – The Ohio State University
Working Group Speaker: Lisa Parry, MD
Working Group Speaker: Marco Zoccali, MD – Global Center for Integrated Colorectal Surgery & IBD Interventional Endoscopy Columbia University Irving Medical Center / New York Presbyterian Hospital
Working Group Speaker: Maria X. Kiely, MD MPH FACS FASCRS (she/her/hers) – The Oregon Clinic
Working Group Speaker: Marianne V. Cusick, MD, MSPH (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Working Group Speaker: Mark Hanna, MD – City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Care
Working Group Speaker: Matthew C. Bobel, MD (he/him/his) – Associates in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Working Group Speaker: Robert T. Lewis, MD (he/him/his) – Colon and Rectal Surgeons of Greater Hartford
Working Group Speaker: Sara Berkey, MD – MedStar Health
Working Group Speaker: Sarah Stringfield, MD (she/her/hers) – Baylor University Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: Shannon L. McChesney, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Working Group Speaker: Susanna Hill, MD MSCI – Duke University
Working Group Speaker: W. Forrest Johnston, MD – Ochsner Health
Working Group Speaker: Wissam J. Halabi, MD (she/her/hers) – Enloe Health
Working Group Speaker: Walter B. Kucera, MD (he/him/his) – Naval Medical Center San Diego
10:35 AM – 10:55 AM PT

Group 1- Things I Wish I Knew When I Started
Faculty: Jonathan S. Abelson, MD MS (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
10:55 AM – 11:15 AM PT

Group 1- Finances for the New Grad
Faculty: Wissam J. Halabi, MD (she/her/hers) – Enloe Health
11:15 AM – 11:35 AM PT

Group 1- Coding and Billing 101
Faculty: Christopher Buzas, DO – Geisinger Health
11:35 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Group 1- Panel Discussion & Question and Answer