Jan
16
Tue
2024
ASC Practice Presentations
Jan 16 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Jan
22
Mon
2024
Weekly Work In Progress
Jan 22 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Speaker: Albaraa Basfar, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, General and Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University.
Talk Title: “Underrepresented Minority Students’ Sense of Belonging in Medical School: How Does Mentorship Matter?”

Bio: Albaraa Basfar Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the S-SPIRE Center at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Research and Evaluation from Ohio University in 2023. His research interests include program evaluation, research methodology, and education.

Dr. Basfar has a strong quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research background. He has experience in managing programs, conducting research, and analyzing data. He is also proficient in using SAS, R, SPSS, and Python.

Prior to joining the S-SPIRE Center, Dr. Basfar was a Research Analyst at Pensacola State College. In this role, he was responsible for compiling, arranging, and presenting data reports for several communities and college departments. He also created and analyzed surveys, Tableau visual dashboards, and conducted data research related to grants and accreditations.

Dr. Basfar is passionate about using research to improve education and positively impact students’ lives. He is excited to continue his research at S-SPIRE and contribute to the field of Pipeline Programs.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Jan
29
Mon
2024
Weekly Work In Progress
Jan 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Speaker: Charlotte Mary Rajasingh, MD, General Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, Stanford University
Talk Title: “Psychiatric Disease is Associated with Perception of Rectal Prolapse Severity”

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts a Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

Feb
5
Mon
2024
Monthly Work In Progress Session
Feb 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts a hybrid-model Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback. These run from September through May each year.

Our monthly WIP sessions (first Monday of every month) features Stanford and guest faculty presentations of well-developed projects. This WIP provides an opportunity to discuss high impact research and create synergy within the Stanford HSR/Surgery communities.

 

Feb
6
Tue
2024
Wellness Lecture: Jo Shapiro
Feb 6 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Feb
13
Tue
2024
Department M&M
Feb 13 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Feb
19
Mon
2024
President’s Day (Admin Offices Closed)
Feb 19 all-day
Feb
20
Tue
2024
Grand Rounds: L. Bordeianou
Feb 20 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am