*Unless otherwise stated, the use of these services and participation in these events is not mandatory, but highly recommended.

**The General Surgery Residency Program is committed to providing an educational and professional working THRIVE environment free of discrimination, intimidation, harassment, or retaliation on the basis of sex. We adhere to The University of Toledo policy and Title IX federal law that prohibits sex discrimination. The Resident Well- General Surgery Residency Program advocates for zero tolerance of sexual harassment or gender discrimination. We are committed to fostering an environment for the training of surgical residents and Being Program medical students that is supportive, fair, and respectful. Handbook Contact Us

Wellness Committee – Christina Camick, Somya Al- Embideen Motaz Al-Yafi, Menna Omar, Anu Patel, Tamara Maghathe, Carol Angel, Darren Abbas

Wellness Committee Chairs – Christina Camick, Somya Al-Embideen

Questions/Concerns: Email : [email protected]; Somya.Al- [email protected] UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO

GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM

2020-2021

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Objectives Tania Torres, PGY 2

To promote and maintain healthy, well-rounded surgical Hometown: Matamoros, Mexico residents Interests: painting, baking, going to concerts To proactively guard against resident burnout, fatigue, Favorite Toledo Activity: The Toledo Zoo depression, and self-destructive behaviors while promoting resident resiliency

To establish a framework for wellness programs within Natalie Sirianni PGY 1 surgical residencies at the local, regional, and national levels Hometown: Royal Oak, MI To educate surgical residents in non-technical skills such as Interests: Hiking, rock climbing, skiing, time-management, mentorship, healthy lifestyles, and reading, snuggling with my cats, board professionalism games, video games Favorite Toledo Activity: Hiking the trails in To provide resources for the transition of new interns to life as the Metroparks, downtown farmers market a resident and support resources for established residents

To centralize all resident wellness concerns in an efficient and Emily W. Rady PGY 1 comprehensive manner Hometown: Brunswick, OH Interests: Health and fitness, wilderness Vision medicine, outdoor activities and exploration

The vision of the THRIVE well-being program is to support the

physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and mental health of surgical residents at the University of Toledo to achieve excellence in education, clinical care, and research. Yousif Sandokji, PGY 4

Hometown: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Motto Interests: watersports, scuba, hook latch knitting Don’t just “do better” in Toledo. THRIVE in Favorite Toledo Activity: pick your own fruit Toledo farms with my family

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Asmita Chopra PGY 1 Time Management

Hometown: New Delhi, India It is important for leaders to practice effective time management. Time is Interests: Sketching, traveling, the most precious resource, as it cannot be bought, saved, or stored. Thus, reading fiction, cooking management of time is essential for a productive and balanced life for those in the organization. The effective use of one’s time is best done through a formal time management program to improve one’s ability to lead by setting priorities and Mojahid Ali PGY 1 making choices to achieve goals. The efficient use of one’s time helps to improve both productivity and quality of life. It is important for surgeons and surgical trainees to learn and use a formal time management program. There are ever- Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan increasing demands placed on surgeons and surgical trainees to deliver the highest Interests: Video games, Chess, quality care in highly regulated environments. Furthermore, strict regulations on Soccer limitation of work hours demand surgical trainees learn patient care in a limited Favorite Toledo Activity: I haven’t amount of time. All told, these demands are enormously stressful and can lead to lived in Toledo yet burnout, drug and/or alcohol abuse, and poor performance. A time-motion study of general surgery trainees analyzed residents’ self-reported time logs to determine resident time expenditure on educational/service-related activities. Surprisingly, senior residents were noted to spend 13.5% of their time on low-service, low- educational value activities. This time, properly managed, could be used to either Anuradha Patel, PGY 2 reduce work hours or improve educational efficiency in the context of new work hour restrictions. It is therefore critical that time be used wisely on effectively Hometown: Cary, North Carolina achieving one’s goals. Interests: hiking, going to concerts, guitar, video games, cooking, reading Favorite Toledo Activity: Wildwood/Oak Openings, Handel’s ice cream, farmer’s Leadership Training market downtown • Learn the basics of how to be an effective leader during weekly Wednesday morning conferences with Dr. Brunicardi. • Tips to being a good mentor/mentee: Own the relationship, Michael Devries, PGY 2 be prepared, take action on advice, ask thoughtful questions, check your ego, set short and long term goals, show Hometown: Bowling Green, gratitude/honesty, set realistic expectations Interests: spending time with my family, walking my dogs Lucy and Daisy, Star Wars Favorite Toledo Activity: Toledo Zoo

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ATTEN Resident Resources Somya Al-Embideen, PGY 2

Hometown: Jordan Employee Assistance Program Interests: reading, traveling, taking photos, Impact solutions—mental health resources, finances, legal trying new food, crochet, binge watching assistance, etc. (http://www.myimpactsolution.com/) Netflix after work Favorite Toledo Activity: walking in the parks Healthy Eating • Grocery Stores: Kroger, The Fresh Market, Costco, Whole Foods, Fresh Thyme, Phoenix Co op • Restaurants: Balance Pan-Asian Grille, FUSIAN, Piada, Motaz Al-Yafi, PGY 2 Potbelly’s, Byblos, Pita Pit, Sidon, Jamba Juice, CoreLife eatery, Element 112 Hometown: Montreal/Syria • In Hospital: resident lounge (fruit, yogurt), Cafeteria (salads, Interests: soccer, traveling made-to-order sandwiches) Favorite Toledo Activity: going to the gym and going out with Darren Outdoor Activities • —cycling • • Metroparks—Wildwood, Ottawa Hill, Swan Creek, Side Cut, John Luckoski, Research Year Oak Openings, Secor, Olander Hometown: Dayton, Ohio Interests: video games, comedy, reading, Fitness well-intentioned attempts at starting • Gyms: LA Fitness, Super Fitness, ProMedica Wildwood workout regimens, beverage snobbery Athletic Club, Fitness 4 All, Planet Fitness, UTMC Morse Favorite Toledo Activity: Jazz in the Garden Fitness Center, UT Rec Center (Main Campus), SRC Aquatics in August Center

• CrossFit Toledo, Orange Theory

• iLoveKickboxing, Soul City Boxing, Martial Arts Toledo, Jazzercise, Yogaja yoga Qiong Qiu, PGY 4 • Exceleration Gymnastics Center, Sunrise Gymnastics Academy Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Interests: running, reading about world history, reminiscing with old friends Favorite Toledo Activity: exploring new restaurants with co-residents

Page 8 Page 5 Well-Being Resources ATTEN • Well Being Index for Residents and Fellows—login using ACS Megan Wandtke, PGY 3 credentials (https://www.mywellbeingindex.org/login)

• ACS Surgeon Well-Being (https://www.facs.org/member- Hometown: Toledo, Ohio services/surgeon-wellbeing) Interests: spending time with my • Books: Physician suicide letters, Why Physicians die by suicide, dog Louie, yarn arts (crocheting), Delivering Doctor Amelia, Man’s Search for Meaning spending time with friends, • watching college football (Go Blue!) Married to Doctors blog (https://marriedtodoctors.com/blog/) Favorite Toledo Activity: zoo, coffee • Guest Speakers shops, checking out new bars for craft beer Surgery Resident Events/Outings • Local sporting events (Mud Hens, Walleye, UT sporting events) • Quarterly social outings (bowling, ice skating, zombie bar Christina Camick, PGY 3 crawl, dinner, Toledo Symphony, shows) • Annual Resident Retreat Hometown: Toledo, Ohio • Annual Department of Surgery Jackets Interests: painting, styling houseplants, fine dining, crocheting, walking in the park with my dogs Tamara Maghathe PGY 1 Favorite Toledo Activity: Toledo Symphony concerts at the Peristyle Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio and visiting the Metroparks Interests: Spending time with my nieces, nephew and cat; puzzling; cycling Favorite Toledo Activity: Toledo Night Sarah Hill, PGY 3 Markets,

Hometown: Hudson, Ohio Hassan J. Abbas PGY 1 Interests: spending time with friends and co-residents, baking, sketching, Hometown: Toledo, OH horseback riding, going to local Interests: Spending time with friends, watching festivals/events college sports, going to the gym, checking out Favorite Toledo Activity: Metroparks new restaurants and local restaurants Favorite Toledo Activity : walking the local metroparks, doing to Mudhens game

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Carol Angel, Research Year ATTEN Karim Sarhane, PGY 5 Hometown: Navarre, Ohio Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon Interests: running, playing sports (I’m just not Interests: Nautical sports very good), going to concerts, kickboxing, Favorite Toledo Activity: The Funny hanging out with my friends and cats Bone Comedy Club Favorite Toledo Activity: I love the amount of pizza options, going to trivia, and running in the metroparks, catching a Mudhens or Walleye’s game, going to the zoo Samer Alharthi, PGY 5

Amin Mohamed Ahmed, PGY 5 Hometown: Saudi Arabia Interests: landscape photography Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan Favorite Toledo Activity: volleyball Interests: soccer and basketball Favorite Toledo Activity: the Zoo, Toledo Art Museum, and exploring Toledo restaurants and coffee shops

Sophia Toraby, PGY 4 Eric Goldschmidt, Research Hometown: Cos Cob, Connecticut Year Interests: puns, dad jokes, swing and blues dance, tea and coffee, Hometown: Duluth, MN crunchy hippy, Jewish pride Interests: playing/watching hockey, biking, Favorite Toledo Activity: running in running, skiing, eating out Swan Creek Park Favorite Toledo Activity: Walleye hockey games Kristin Schafer, PGY 3 Darren Abbas, Research

Year Hometown: Lima, Ohio Interests: hiking, camping, kayaking, Hometown: Dallas, Texas fishing, taking road trips, gardening, Interests: College football, playing boxing basketball, running, playing piano Favorite Toledo Activity: visiting the Favorite Toledo Activity: Mud Hens Toledo Zoo and Toledo Botanical Gardens games, exploring local restaurants/bars