Brunson Teaching Day
Brunson Teaching Day and our departmental graduation ceremony for the residents and fellows were scheduled for Saturday, June 5, 2021, but because of COVID restrictions all the presentations were moved to Canvas online! Brunson Teaching Day highlights our graduating senior residents and their research projects that they worked on throughout the year. Each one crafted their presentation and voiced over their powerpoint presentation. These presentations were then compiled and sent to the judges to view and score. The following were this year’s projects:
Dr. Kyle Bellamy—“Predictors of Difficult Ultrasound Guided TAP Blocks” Mentor—Dr. Bryan Hierlmeier
Dr. Matthew Blanchard—“Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic: Department of Anesthesiology at UMMC” Mentor—Dr. Lakshmi Kurnutala
Dr. David Buford—“UMMC Post-Operative Outcomes: Examining NMBD Reversal, Acute Desaturation Events, and Post-Operative Pneumonia” Mentors—Dr. Michelle Tucci, Dr. Jeremy Rainey, and Ken Rainey
Dr. William Chiang—“Retrospective Study on Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Performed at UMMC” Mentor—Dr. Ike Eriator
Dr. Rachel Hulick—“Pregnancy in the Time of Covid-19: The Use of Simulation for Management of the Covid + Parturient” Mentor—Dr. Chawla Mason-Bolden
Dr. Justin Pipkins—“Development and Implementation of an Awake Craniotomy Protocol at an Academic Medical Center” Mentor—Dr. Lakshmi Kurnutala
Dr. Walker Sturdivant—“A History of Healthcare for African Americans in Greenwood, MS Through the Early 20th Century” Mentor—Dr. Douglas Bacon
Dr. Mathew Zarth—“Demographics and Comorbidities among ICU Patients Admitted for COVID-19 Infection in Mississippi" Mentors—Dr. Laura Cavallone, Dr. Hess Robertson, Dr. Marty Waddell, and Dr. Michelle Tucci
Dr. Tim Ziethen—“Hemodynamic Changes with Autologous Flushing of Donor Graft During Orthotopic Liver Transplantation”
Drs. Loretta Jackson-Williams, Jimmy Stewart, Claude Brunson, and John Lauria all served as judges. Many thanks to the efforts of the program committee—Drs. Claude Brunson, Doug Bacon, and Arthur Calimaran. Dr. David Buford was awarded first place for his presentation.
Congratulations to all our graduating residents!