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American College of Surgeons Well-being Survey
American College of Surgeons
June 10, 2024
The ACS just launched a national well-being survey focused on workplace processes and advocating for real change. We are asking for your assistance in reaching practicing surgeons from all walks and encouraging participation. On Monday, June 3, 75,000 practicing US surgeons were sent individual email invitations...
Department of Surgery staff and faculty receive 2022 Chancellor Awards for Diversity
UCSF Department of Surgery
October 27, 2022
Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion UCSF and the Department and Surgery are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Chancellor...
Presentmomentmindfulness.com
March 26, 2020
Dr. Carter Lebares joins Present Moment, a podcast and website dedicated to the exploration of contemporary mindfulness in society, to speak about Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Training in Surgery. As secular mindfulness finds more traction in the world, it’s also meeting new perspectives on what...
Mary McGrath, Carter Lebares, and Courtney Green Honored with UCSF Excellence and Innovation Awards in Graduate Medical Education
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 19, 2019
Faculty members Mary McGrath, M.D. and Carter Lebares, M.D., and general surgery resident Courtney Green, M.D.,MAEd each received the UCSF Excellence and Innovation Award in Graduate Medical Education (2018-19) at the end-of-year GME Celebration on June 17th at the Kalmanovitz Library on the UCSF Parnassus Heights...
Center for Mindfulness in Surgery
May 30, 2019
In this pilot randomized clinical trial of 21 first-year surgery residents led by PI Carter Lebares, MD, director of the UCSF Center for Mindfulness in Surgery, taking a modified mindfulness-based stress reduction class was associated with higher mindfulness, lower stress, better executive function scores, faster...
MedicalResearch.com
May 30, 2019
What is the background for this study? Dr. Lebares: This study was inspired by extensive evidence of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for mitigating stress and enhancing performance in other high-stress populations like police and the military. We know that overwhelming stress is related...
Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Legendary Mindfulness Instructor, Lauds Department of Surgery Efforts Studying MBSR in Surgical Interns and Faculty
UCSF Center for Mindfulness in Surgery
February 27, 2018
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D, the universally acclaimed mediation instructor and Professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, recently gave the "Second Annual Ellen Hughes Lectureship" in Herbst Hall at UCSF Mount Zion, "The Key to Clinician Wellbeing through Mindfulness: Embodied Practice...
Burned Out Trainee Surgeons at High Risk for Alcohol Abuse, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts
UCSF Department of Surgery
October 31, 2017
UCSF News reports on the results of study led by Carter Lebares, M.D., assistant professor and director the UCSF Center for Mindfulness in Surgery, to assess burnout in general surgery residents. An online survey was distributed in September, 2016, to all ACGME-accredited general surgery programs. Stress, anxiety...
Center for Mindfulness in Surgery Announces New Funding and Plans for Faculty Study in Fall
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 18, 2017
The UCSF Center for Mindfulness in Surgery was recently awarded grants by the Physicians Foundation and UCSF Medical Center "Excellence Fund" to support a study of mindfulness training of faculty in the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia. The program, led by Carter Lebares, M.D. , Principal Investigator on the...