Resident Unionization Panel Discussion

The ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators Grand Rounds Series is pleased to present this virtual panel discussion with Dr. Yue-Yung Hu, Dr. Laurence Katznelson, and Dr. Jennifer LaFemina moderated by Dr. Mohsen Shabahang, with welcoming remarks by Dr. Ajit K. Sachdeva. The purpose of this panel is to discuss the topic of resident unionization. The experience of program directors will be shared along with some of the results of the SECOND trial regarding this issue

Participation in the Academy Virtual Grand Rounds is designated for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH, FACS

Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH, FACS is a pediatric surgeon at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and an Associate Professor at Northwestern University. She is a co-PI of the SECOND Trial, a cluster-randomized controlled trial of 212 general surgery residency programs focused on resident well-being, and the upcoming THIRD Trial, which seeks to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in departments of surgery. She is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and both Trials are funded by the American College of Surgeons and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. She is also an Associate Program Director of the Northwestern General Surgery residency. 

Laurence Katznelson, MD

Laurence Katznelson, MD received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and performed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.  He then performed a fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and then stayed on as faculty in the Neuroendocrine Unit.  Dr. Katznelson is currently a Professor of Neurosurgery and Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.  Dr. Katznelson previously served as the endocrinology fellowship Program Director at Stanford. At Stanford, he is the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and the Chair of the GME Committee. Dr. Katznelson is the Medical Director of the Pituitary Center at Stanford. Dr. Katznelson serves as the President of the Pituitary Society. Dr. Katznelson received the H. Jack Baskin Endocrine Teaching Award, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists in 2015. He received the Laureate Outstanding Educator Award, Endocrine Society in 2017. He has a long standing research interest in education and pituitary disease. As of May, 2024, Dr. Katznelson will be the Vice Dean of Medical Education, Cedars Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles.

Jennifer LaFemina, MD, FACS

Jennifer LaFemina, MD is an Associate Professor of Surgery at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, MA. After completing General Surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. LaFemina completed her Surgical Oncology fellowship at MSKCC. She joined UMass in 2012 as a Surgical Oncologist, where she focuses on breast cancer and melanoma and serves as the Program Director of the General Surgery Residency. She serves on the Association of Program Directors and the NRMP Board of Directors, and recently has represented the APDS in leading General Surgery's recommendations on the recruitment cycle and leading Surgery's efforts in the AAMC ERAS Supplemental Application development and implementation. 

The session will be moderated by Mohsen Shabahang, MD, PhD, FACS, MAMSE, Chair of the Subcommittee on Novel Teaching and Assessment Methods and Educational Resources for the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. Dr. Shabahang is the VP/CMO of the Wellspan Surgery Service Line, York, PA. Dr. Shabahang joined Wellspan in summer 2021.

Welcome remarks will be given by Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE, Director of the ACS Division of Education and Co-Chair, Steering Committee of the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.