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Educational Scholarship

Scientific Presentations

Presented:

Schmiederer, I, Thorson T, Shi R, Kearse L, Gros E, Wise C, Knowlton, Lau J.  Clerkship Education in COVID-19: Changed Schedules, Unchanged Interest. Submitted to Stanford University Emile F. Holman Lecture and Resident Research Day May 2021.

Schmiederer IS, Kearse LE, Anderson  TN, Shi R, Korndorffer Jr  JR, Lau JN. General Surgery Training: Is there Room for a Robotic Console? Submitted to Stanford University Emile F. Holman Lecture and Resident Research Day May 2021.

Schmiederer IS, Kearse LE, Anderson TN, Aalami LR, Lin DT, Korndorffer Jr JR, Lau JN. The Role of Standardized Assessment in a Central Line Training Curriculum. Submitted to Stanford University Emile F. Holman Lecture and Resident Research Day May 2021.

Schmiederer IS, Kearse LE, Anderson TN, Aalami LR, Lin DT, Lau JN, Korndorffer Jr JR, Central Line Training Requires Deliberate Practice and Deliberate Training. Submitted to Stanford University Emile F. Holman Lecture and Resident Research Day May 2021.

Reddy R, Abbott K, Robinson K, Keric N, Saaillant N, Smith B, Lau J.  Secondary Applications in Surgery and Surgery Subspecialties in a Year of Virtual Interviews.  Association for Surgical Education 2021 Annual Meeting.  Podium IIIC.  Virtual.  May 1, 2021.

Schmiederer IS, Kearse LE, Anderson TN, Aalami LR, Korndorffer Jr JR, Lau JN, Checklists for Procedural Evaluations: Checkpoints for Evaluators. American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit 2021. Virtual.  March 11-12, 2021.

Schmiederer IS, Kearse LE, Anderson TN, Aalami LR, Lau JN, Korndorffer Jr JR Central Line Training for First Year Residents: Isolating Steps Instead of Learners. American College of Surgeons Surgical Simulation Summit 2021. Virtual.  March 11-12, 2021.

Kearse LE, ZeinEddin A, Schmiederer IS, Korndorffer J, Lau JN.  General Surgery Residency Training Over the Past Two Decades:  Are We Operating Enough?  Quickshot Session. 2021 Academic Surgical Congress.  Virtual. February 2-4, 2021. 

Schmiederer IS, Anderson T, Kearse L, Shi R, Korndorffer J, Lau JN. Robotic Surgery: Potential for Advancement in Resident Education.  Education Session. 2021 Academic Surgical Congress.  Virtual. February 2-4, 2021.

Lee EW, Martin JR, Merrell SB, Stanton-Maxey KJ, Lau JN. A Multi-Institutional Implementation of a Subinternship Curriculum. 2020 Virtual Surgical and Perioperative Interest Group Meeting. October 26, 2020.

Gros E, Shi R, Hasty B, Anderson T, Schmiederer I, Roman-Micek T, Bereknyei Merrell S, Lau JN. In situ Interprofessional Operating Room Simulations: Empowering Learners in Crisis-Resource Management Principles.  Scientific Paper Presentation.  2020 Virtual Simulation Summit – American College of Surgeons.  October 28, 2020.

Anderson TN, Schmiederer IS, Lau JN, and Lin D. Using the Fundamentals to Learn the Fundamentals of Appendectomies and Linear Staplers. Education: Learning Through Simulation Quickshot Session. 2020 Academic Surgical Congress.  Orlando, FL, 05 February 2020.

Shi R, Hasty B, Roman-Micek T, Hirx S, Fanning R, Goldhaber-Fiebert S, Austin N, Anderson T, Schmiederer I, Lau J. Fostering Team Culture in the Operating Room through Interprofessional In-Situ Simulation.  Education: Learning Through Simulation Quickshot Session. 2020 Academic Surgical Congress.  Orlando, FL, 05 February 2020.

Carroll A, Chan A, Steinberg JR, Bryant TS, Marin-Nevarez P, Anderson TN, Bereknyei-Merrell S, Lau JN.  Student Values Inform Early Career Plans in Service and Surgery – A Qualitative Focus Group Analysis.  Education Plenary Session. 2020 Academic Surgical Congress.  Orlando, FL, 06 February 2020.

Anderson TN, Hawn M, Korndorffer J, Lau JN.  A Decade in Surgical Education and Simulation Fellowship – A New Pathway for the Surgical Education Leader. 2019 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Surgical Education 3.  San Francisco, CA. October 28, 2019.

Anderson TN, Lee EW, Sapp RW, Merrell SB, Lin D, Kirilcuk N, Lau JN. Simulation-Based Bowel Anastomoses: Improving Standards of Competency-Based Education in Residency. 2019 Surgical Education Week. ASE Podium Session 8 – Simulation 1. Chicago, IL. April 26, 2019.

Lee EW, Martin JR, Merrell SB, Stanton-Maxey KJ, Lau JN. A Multi-Institutional Implementation of a Subinternship Curriculum: Safe Education in a High-Stakes Audition Setting. 2019 Surgical Education Week. ASE Podium Session 2 – Medical Student Training. Chicago, IL. April 25, 2019.

Carroll, BA, Bryant TS, Steinberg JR, Marin-Nevarez P, Merrell SB, Lau JN. Service Through Surgery: The Impact of a Seminar Course on Mentorship and Student Attitudes About Surgery, Diversity, and Care for the Underserved. 2019 Surgical Education Week. ASE Podium Session 2 – Medical Student Training. Chicago, IL. April 25, 2019.

Hasty B, Marin Nevarez P, Lau JN. Characterizing Teamwork in the Perioperative Environment: A Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Perspectives. 2019 Surgical Education Week. ASE Podium Session 3 – Teaching Methods. Chicago, IL. April 25, 2019.

Anderson TN, Sapp RW, Lee EW, Merrell SB, Mazer L, Liebert C, Lin D. Lau JN. Best Practice Program for Central Venous Catheter Insertion: 3 Years of Refinement. 2019 Surgical Education Week. ASE Podium Session 4 – Assessment. Chicago, IL. April 26, 2019.

Hasty B, Gros E, Goldhaber-Fiebert S, Hirx S, Roman-Micek T, Fanning R, Jackson ML, Lau JN. A Mixed-Methods Analysis of In-Situ Interprofessional Operating Room Simulations on Surgeon Confidence and Practice Behaviors. 2019 Surgical Education Week. ASE Podium Session 4 – Assessment. Chicago, IL. April 26, 2019.

Lee EW, Derby RE, Roman-Micek T, Anderson TN, Pritzlaff SG, Lau JN.  An Unaddressed Need: Suturing Workshops for Pain Medicine.  AEI Fellows Forum. 2019 ACS-EI Simulation Summit.  Chicago, Illinois, March 2019

Anderson TN, Lee EW, Merrell SB, Sgroi M, Lin DT, Lau JN. Medical Student Perception and Confidence in Informed Consent, A Core EPA. Paper Session 1.  2019 ACS-EI Simulation Summit.  Chicago, Illinois, March 2019

Lee EW, Hasty B, Lau JN, Bereknyei Merrell S, Hawn M, Shanafelt T, Salles A, Lin DT.  Emotional Intelligence as a Possible Safeguard to Surgeon Wellness.  Health Services Research VIII.  2018 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.  Boston, Massachusetts, October 2018

 Lee EW, Hasty B, Lau JN, Bereknyei Merrell S, Hawn M, Shanafelt T, Salles A, Lin DT.  Surgeon Emotional Intelligence is Strongly Correlated with Patient Satisfaction.  Health Services Research VIII.  2018 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.  Boston, Massachusetts, October 2018

 Lee E, Hasty B, and Lau JN.  Improving the Value of the Visiting Subinternship: An Organized Curriculum Experience.  Concurrent Session 3:  Completed Projects Round Table Discussion. 2018 University of Illinois Chicago MHPE Conference.  Chicago Illinois, July 2018

 Hasty B and Lau JN.  Medical Student Mistreatment: Coping Strategies and Resilience on the Surgery Core Clerkship.  Paper Session 3:  Coping and Resilience. 2018 University of Illinois Chicago MHPE Conference.  Chicago Illinois, July 2018

Hasty BN, Miller SE, Lin D, Lee, EW, Bereknyei Merrell S, Lau JN.  An EPA-Aligned, Mastery Learning Scrub Training Curriculum Significantly Increases Medical Student Knowledge and Confidence in Operating Room Sterile Technique. 2018 Surgical Education Week.  ASE Podium Session 3 - Faculty / Resident / EPA.  Austin, TX, May 2, 2018

Qiu W, Lee EW, Salles A, Lau JN, Lin D.  Investing in Our Future: Essential Elements and Impact of a Formal Multifaceted Well-being Program for Surgical Residents. 2018 Surgical Education Week.  ASE Concurrent Orals 2A - Career / Specialty Choice / Wellness.  Austin, TX, May 2, 2018

Hoang N and Lau JN. The Application of Data Science Principles to Competency-Based Medical Education.  Education Quickshot Session 2.  2018 Academic Surgical Congress.  Jacksonville, FL.  January 2018.

 Shipper ES, Braverman G, Brandford EC, Hasty BN, Mazer LM, Merrell SB, Lin D, Kissane NA, Baynosa JL, Choi, JN, Lau JN.  A Multi-Institutional, Qualitative, Interview Study Investigating Attrition and Retention Resident Experiences Affecting the Decision to Complete General Surgery Training.  Surgical Forum.  Surgical Education 2.  2017 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.  San Diego, CA.  October 2017.

 Shipper ES, Forrester JD, Lau JN, Melcher ML.  Evaluating the Impact of Blinded vs. Non-Blinded Interviews on the General Surgery Resident Selection Process.  Surgical Forum.  Surgical Education 3.  2017 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.  San Diego, CA.  October 2017.

Hasty B, Miller S, Shipper E, Merrell SB, Lin D, Lau JN.  Medical Student Perceptions of a Mistreatment Program in the Surgery Clerkship. 2017 Society for Academic Asian Surgeons Annual Conference.  Quick Shot Presentations: Other.  Birmingham, AL, September 2017

Brandford E, Braverman G, Hasty B, Merrell SB, Shipper E, Lau JN.  A Student-generated Definition of Mistreatment: A Qualitative Analysis.  2017 Surgical Education Week.  ASE Paper Session 1.  San Diego, CA, April 2017

Hasty B, Merrell S, Miller S, Shipper E, and Lau JN.  Impact after Implementation of a Novel Mistreatment Curriculum in the Surgical Learning Environment: A Medical Student's Perspective. 2017 Surgical Education Week.  ASE Plenary Paper Session.  San Diego, CA, April 2017

Brandford E, Hoang D, Hasty B, Shipper E, Merrell SB, Lau JN.  Defining Mistreatment On Surgery Clerkships: A Medical Student-Generated Definition.  2017 Academic Surgical Congress.  Las Vegas, NV, February 2017

Hasty B, Shipper E, Lau JN, Lin D.  Faculty and Resident Perspectives on the Usage of a Web-based Operative Assessment Platform.  2017 Academic Surgical Congress.  Las Vegas, NV, February 2017

Shipper ES, Miller S, Hasty B, Merrell SB, Lin D, Lau JN.  Evaluation of an Intensive Surgical Immersion Experience Curriculum for Pre-Clinical Medical Students.  2017 Academic Surgical Congress.  Las Vegas, NV, February 2017

Lau, JN, Mazer LM, Liebert CA, Merrell SB, Lin DT, Harris IB.  A Mixed- Methods Analysis of a Novel Mistreatment Program for the Surgery Core Clerkship.  2016 University of Illinois Chicago MHPE Conference.  Chicago Illinois, July 2016

Zak Y, Mueller C, Greco R, Lau J.  Stanford Balance in Life Program.. APDS Panel Session III: Wellness for Physicians: Stories from Our Membership.  2016 Surgical Education Week. Boston Massachusetts, April 2016

Lin DT, Liebert CA, Esquivel MM, Lau JN, Greco RS, Mueller CM, Salles A.  Prevalence and Predictors of Depression Among General Surgery Residents/ ASE Paper Session 4. 2016 Surgical Education Week. Boston Massachusetts, April 2016

Lin D, Liebert CA, Lau J, Salles A.  Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Resident Wellness.  Surgical Forum, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago IL, October 2015.

 ‘The Surgery Core Clerkship Flipped Classroom: A prospective cohort trial’ Cara A. Liebert MD, Dana Lin MD, Laura Mazer MD, MS, James N. Lau MD.  2015 Surgical Education Week. Seattle Washington, April 2015

‘A Qualitative Analysis of a Novel Curriculum on Mistreatment for the Surgery Core Clerkship’ Laura Mazer MD MS, Cara Liebert MD, Dana Lin MD, James Lau MD.  2015 Surgical Education Week. Seattle Washington, April 2015

‘A Four-Day Capstone Can Reduce Anxiety and Improve Confidence in Senior Medical Students Entering Procedural-Based Specialties’ Ulysses S. Rosas, BA, Laura M. Mazer, MD, Dana Lin, MD, James Lau, MD.  2015 Surgical Education Week. Seattle Washington, April 2015

‘Student Perceptions of a Simulation-Based Surgery Clerkship Flipped Classroom’ Cara Liebert, M.D. and James Lau, M.D., 8th Annual ACS-EI Consortium Meeting, Chicago Illinois, March 2015

‘Face, Content, and Construct Validation of SICKO, a Novel Gaming Platform to Teach Surgical Decision-Making’ Dana Lin, M.D. and James Lau, M.D., Association for Surgical Education at Surgical Education Week, Chicago, IL March 2014

‘The Future of Surgical Training:  National Needs Assessment of Stakeholders.’ Kim, S, Dunkin, BJ, Paige, JT, Eggerstedt, JM, Nicholas, C, Vassilliou, M, Spight, DH, Pliego, JF, Rush, RM, Lau, JN, Carpenter, RO, Scott, DJ.  American College of Surgeons – Education Institutes Consortium Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL March 2013

'The Assessment of Emotional Intelligence Among Candidates Interviewing for General Surgery Residency," Dana Yip Lin, M.D. and James Lau, M.D., Surgical Forum Excellence in Research Award in Surgical Education, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL October 2012

‘Service Sign-Out Checklist:  A Low-Cost Way to Improve Staff Sign-out Experience,” Joe Forrester, M.D. and James Lau, M.D., Surgical Education Week, Association for Surgical Education, San Diego, CA March 2012

‘The Effect of Positive and Negative Verbal Feedback on Surgical Skills Performance and Motivation,’ Aarthy Kannappan, M.D. and James Lau, M.D., Surgical Education Week, Association for Surgical Education, San Diego, CA, March 2012

'Another Use of the Mobile Device:  Warm-up for Laparoscopic Surgery,' Tim Plerhoples, M.D. and James Lau, M.D., Academic Surgical Congress, Huntington Beach, CA, February 2011


Gaming

Showcase/

Presentations

‘Sicko: Gamification in Medical Education’ Dana Lin MD and James Lau MD.  4th Annual Life Science Engagement and Innovation in Learning Technologies 2015.  Charlotte North Carolina.  March 2015.

‘Case Study: Gamification to Gather User Data Analytics & Forecast Opportunities in Clinical Education- Sicko’ James Lau MD and Dana Lin MD. 5th Annual Medical Device Clinical Training & Education Conference 2015.  Charlotte North Carolina. March 2015.

‘Sicko:  A Surgical Clinical Decision Making Game for Surgeons’  Dana Lin MD, Julia Park MD, Jamie Tsui, Lisa Shieh, MD, and James Lau MD.  International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare Annual Meeting 2014. January 27, 2014.  Runner up for Best Exhibit at the IMSH Arcade and Showcase 2014.  San Francisco CA.

 


Poster Presentations

Developing a Robotic General Surgery Training Curriculum: Identifying Key Elements through a Delphi Process.  Schmiederer IS, Ferrari-Light DM, Torices-Dardon A, Villani V, Abboud EC, Lau JN, Foglia CM.. Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) Conference 2021.  Virtual.  April 27, 2021.‘

Flipping the Boot Camp: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Incoming Inters’.  Lee EW, Sapp RW, Mazer LM, Bereknyei-Merrell S, Lau JN, and Lin D.  ACS Clinical Congress 2019. San Francisco, CA.  October 29, 2019.

‘Medical Student Mistreatment: Coping Strategies and Resilience on the Surgery Clerkship’. Hasty BN, Brandford E, Qiu W, Bereknyei Merrell S, Lee EW, Lau JN. ACS Clinical Congress 2018. Boston, MA, Oct 24, 2018.

‘Enhancing Teamwork and Communication in the Operating Room through Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education’.  Marin Nevarez P, Hasty B, Mazer L, Bereknyei Merrell S, Lau JN.  Surgical Education Week/APDS 2018. Austin, TX, May 4, 2018.

‘Determining the Educational Value of an Intensive Surgical Immersion Experience Curriculum for Pre-Clinical Medical Students’.  Shipper E, Lin DT, Merrell SB, Miller S, Lau JN.  Surgical Education Week/ASE 2017.  San Diego, CA, April 20, 2017.

“Intensive, Integrated Pre-Clinical Surgical Immersion Curriculum for Early Exposure to Surgery” Hasty B, Miller S, Shipper E, Merrell SB, Lau JN. 2017 Annual ACS Surgical Simulation Meeting, Chicago IL, March 17-18, 2017.

‘Assessment of Creativity in Surgeons’ Mazer LM, Merrell SB, de Ruijter V, Lau JN.  Surgical Education Week/ASE 2016. Boston MA, April 11, 2016.

Clinical Teaching and Mentoring in Graduate Medical Education: A Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Level Medical Education Program. Steinberg DH, Mazer LM, Lau JN, Bereknyei Merrell S, Tanaka P, Williams S. Macy Regional Graduate Medical Education Conference 2016.  March 30, 2016.

‘A Novel Smart-Phone Based Motion Analysis Platform for Real Time Measurement of Surgical Performance’ Vivian de Ruijter MD and James Lau MD.  Digestive Disease Week 2015.  May 19, 2015.

‘A Motion Analysis Platform for Real Time Laparoscopic Performance Using Mobile and Wearable Technology’ Vivian de Ruijter MD and James Lau MD.  Emerging Technology Session SAGES 2015.  April 15-18, 2015.

‘Mistreatment: The Perspective from Surgery Clerkship Directors’ Cara Liebert MD and James Lau MD.  Pacific Coast Surgical Association 86th Annual Meeting.  February 19, 2015.

‘Simulation-Based Crisis Resource Management Training Between Anesthesia and General Surgery Residents is Efficacious in Team Building and Communication Development’ Felipe D. Perez, Jai Madhok, Cara A. Liebert MD, James Lau MD, Ankeet D. Udani MD.  Western Anesthesia Residents’ Conference 2014.  May 2, 2014.

‘Do Study Habits Predict ABSITE Scores?’  Arghavan Salles, MD PhD, Dana Yip Lin, MD, and James Lau, MD.  Association for Surgical Education at Surgical Education Week 2014.  April 11, 2014.

‘Simulation-Based Learning in Undergraduate Medical Education:  Utilizing a ‘Flipped Classroom’ Approach to the Surgery Core Clerkship Curriculum’ Cara Liebert, MD and James N. Lau MD.  International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare Annual Meeting 2014. January 27, 2014.

‘SICKO:  A Novel Gaming Platform to Teach Surgical Decision-Making’ Dana Lin MD, Julia Park MD, Jamie Tsui, Pauline Brutlag, Lisa Shieh, MD PhD, James Lau MD.  Medicine X Conference 2013.  Stanford.  Sept 27-29, 2013.

'Trends Observed in Surgical Resident Evaluations' Julia Park MD, Dana Lin MD, James Lau MD. 4th Annual Women in Surgery Career Symposium 2013.  July 2013.

Leroux E, Lin D, Lau J, Rivas H.  Bringing Mobile and Data Analysis to Resident Education: Slick Evals Using Validated Metrics.  Palo Alto CA, Stanford Medicine X, September 2012.

 

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Publications


Manuscripts and Book Chapters

Publications


Manuscripts and Book Chapters

Published Manuscripts

Lau, J.  We don't really know our residents as well as we think. Trait characteristic recognition by faculty in autonomy needs more attention. But does it matter?  Am J Surg.  2024 Feb 13; epub ahead of print.  DOI 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.02.018

Hafer A, Kearse L, Pucher P, Lau J, Rege R, Johnson K, Sormalis C, Lee G, Sachdeva A.  A Review of the American College of Surgeons accredited education institute’s assessment practices for learners, faculty, and continuous program improvement.  Global Surg Educ. 2023 April 19; 2(1); 51.  PMCID: PMC10113977

Ariel D, Lau J, Osterberg L, Gesundheit N, Brar K, Bereknyei Merrell S. The Student Guidance Program:  Applying an Executive Coaching Model to Medical Student Remediation.  Acad Med. 2022 Nov 1;97(11S):S117.  PMID: 36287648

Anderson TN, Lau JN, Shi R, Sapp RW, Aalami LR, Lee EW, Tekian A, Park YA, The Utility of Peers and Trained Raters in Technical Skill-Based Assessments. A Generalizability Theory Study. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb;79(1): 206-215. PMID:3433764

Schmiederer IS, Torices-Dardon A, Ferrari-Light DM, Abboud EC, Villani V, Lau JN, Foglia CM. Developing a Robotic General Surgery Training Curriculum: Identifying Key Elements through a Delphi Process. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec;78(6): e129-136.  PMID: 34456170

Foote DC, Donkersloot JN, Sandhu G, Ziegler K, Lau J. Identifying institutional factors in general surgery resident wellness and burnout. Am J Surg. 2021 Jul 22:S0002-9610(21)00394-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34332743

Park KM, Rashidian N, Anderson C, Brian R, Calthorpe LM, Gee D, Hernandez S, Lau J, Nepomnayshy D, Patel NM, Pei K, Reddy RM, Roman SA, Scott DJ, Alseidi A. Evidence-based Guidelines on the Use of Virtual Surgical Education Pertaining to the Domains of Cognition and Curriculum, Psychomotor Skills Training, and Faculty Development and Mentorship. Ann Surg. 2021 Jul 1; 276(1):e6-e15. PMID: 34171862

Schmiederer IS, Kearse LE, Lin DT, Anderson TN, Lau JN, Korndorffer JR.  Isolating Steps Instead of Learners:  Use of Deliberate Practice and Validity Evidence in Coronavirus Disease (COVID) – Era Procedural Assessment.  Surgery 2021 Dec; 170(6):1652-1658.  PMID 34272045

Anderson TN, Kaba A, Gros E, Schmiederer IS, Shi R, Aalami LR, Lin DT, and Lau JNA Novel Blended Curriculum for Communication of Informed Consent with Surgical Interns. J Grad Med Educ. 2021 Jun;13(3):411-416. PMID: 34178267

Kearse LE, Zeineddin A,  Schmiederer IS, Korndorffer Jr. JR, Lau JN.  A 20-year review of surgical training case logs: Is general surgery still general? Surgery 2021 Nov; 170(5): 1347-1352.  PMID: 33975730

Shi R, Marin-Nevrez P, Hasty B, Roman-Micek T, Hirx S, Anderson T, Schmiederer I, Fanning R, Goldhaber-Fiebert S, Austin N, Lau J.  Operating Room In Situ Interprofessional Simulation for Improving Communication and Teamwork.  J Surg Res. 2021 Apr; 260: 237-244. PMID 33360307

Gros E, Shi R, Hasty B, Anderson T, Schmiederer I, Roman-Micek T, Bereknyei-Merrell S, Lau JN. In Situ Interprofessional Operating Room Simulations: Empowering Learners in Crisis Resource Management Principles. Surgery. 2021 Aug;170(2):432-439. PMID: 33771356

 Wise CE, Bereknyei Merrell S, Sasnal M, Forrester JD, Hawn MT, Lau JN, Lin DT, Schmiederer IS, Spain DA, Nassar AK, Knowlton LM.  COVID-19 Impact on Surgical Resident Education and Coping.  J Surg Res. 2021 Feb 11;264:534-543. PMID 33862581

Bernstein D, Irvine CA , Basaviah P, Lau JN, Austin B, Utz PJ, Gesundheit N.  Stanford University School of Medicine- A Snapshot of Medical Student Education in the United States and Canada: Reports From 145 Schools.  Acad Med. 2020 Sep;95:S50-53.  PMID: 33626643

 Anderson TN, Hasty BN, Schmiederer IS, Miller SE, Shi R, Aalami L, Huffman EM, and Choi JN, and Lau JN. “A Generalizable Multimodal Scrub Training Curriculum in Surgical Sterile Technique,” MedEdPORTAL. 2021 01;17:11077. PMID: 33553617

Anand A, Choi J, Jaramillo JD, Lau J. Concurrent large bowel obstruction secondary to idiopathic mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2020;5(1):e000582. PMID: 33024829

Schmiederer IS, Anderson T, Shi R, Huffman E, Phares A, Naples R, Choi J, Lin D, Lau J. Interns on the Internet for Resident Readiness: A Successful Option. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2020; 231(4):S250-S251. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.07.381

Zanley E, Shah ND, Craig C, Lau JN, Rivas H, McLaughlin T.  Guidelines for Gastrostomy Tube Placement and Enteral Nutrition in Patients with Severe, Refractory Hypoglycemia after Gastric Bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Feb;17(2):456-465. PMID: 33160876

Korndorffer JR, Hawn MT, Spain DA, Knowlton LM, Azagury DE, Nassar AK, Lau JN, Arnow KD, Trickey AW, Pugh CM.  Situating Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: A Focus on Disease Severity. Ann Surg. 2020 09 01;272(3):523-528. PMID: 33759839

Lau JN.  A commentary on teaching and learning styles as fueled by 'how learning preferences and teaching styles influence effectiveness of surgical educators' by Dickenson KJ, Bass BL, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, and Pei KY.  Am J Surg. 2021 02;221(2):254-255.  PMID 33040987

Bryant TS, Carroll AL, Steinberg JR, Marin-Nevarez P, Anderson TN, Merrell SB, Lau JNImplementation and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in Surgery for Preclinical Students.  JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Sep 01;3(9).  PMID 32870310

Carroll, AL, Chan A, Steinberg JR, Bryant TS, Marin-Nevarez P, Anderson TN, Bereknyei Merrell S, Lau JN.  Medical Student Values Inform Career Plans in Service and Surgery-A Qualitative Focus Group Analysis.  J Surg Res.  2020; 256: 636-44. PMID 32810664

Wong B, Blythe JA, Batten JN, Turner BE, Lau JN, Hosamani P, Hanks WF, Magnus D.  Recognizing the Role of Language in the “Hidden Curriculum” of Undergraduate Medical Education: Implications for Equity in Medical Training.  Acad Med. 2021 Jun 1; 96(6): 842-847. PMID 32769473

Anderson TN, Miller SE, Schmiederer IS, Hasty BN, Lee EW, Lau JN, Pre-Clinical Surgical Preparatory Course and the NRMP Match: Early Exposure and Surgical Recruitment a 10-year follow-up.  J Surg Educ. 2020 Nov - Dec;77(6):e103-e109. PMID 32522563

Titan, A, Baiu I, Church K, Lee EW, Lau JN.  Glycemic Control in Surgery Patients: A Cross-Specialty Educational Intervention for Residents. MedEdPublish.  https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2020.000090.1

Hasty BN, Lau JN, Tekian A, Miller SE, Shipper ES, Bereknyei Merrell S, Lee EW, Park YS.  Validity Evidence for a Master Learner Assessment Tool in Scrub Training Knowledge.  Acad Med. 2020 Jan;95(1):129-35. PMID 31577588

Anderson TN, Aalami LR, Lee EW, Merrell SB, Sgroi MD, Lin DT, Lau JN. Perception and confidence of medical students in informed consent: A core EPA. Surgery. 2020 Apr;167(4):712-716..  PMID 31879088

Steinberg JR, Bryant TS, Carroll AL, Marin-Nevarez P, Lee EW, Bereknyei Merrell S, Lau JN.  Service Through Surgery: A quasi-experimental comparison trial on the impact of a seminar course on diverse mentorship and attitudes towards the underserved. Am J Surg. 2020 06;219(6):918-925.PMID 31376950

Miller SE, Shipper ES, Hasty BN, Lee E, Lin DT, Bereknyei Merrell, S, Lau JN.  Introductory Surgical Skills Course: Technical Training and Preparation for the Surgical Environment. MedEdPORTAL Publications; 2018. Available at:  https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10775/ PMID 30800975

Salles A, Wright RC, Milam L, Panni RZ, Liebert CA, Lau JN, Lin DT, Mueller CM. Social Belonging as a Predictor of Surgical Resident Well-being and Attrition.  J Surg Educ. 2018 Sep 19. Pii: s1931-7204(18)30293-9. PMID 30243929

 Mazer LM, Merrell SB, Hasty BN, Stave C, Lau JN. Assessment of Programs Aimed to Decrease or Prevent Mistreatment in Medical Trainees.  JAMA Network Open. 2018:1(3):e180870. Doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0870

Shipper E, Miller S. Hasty B, Lin D, De La Cruz M, Bereknyei Merrell S, Lau JN. Determining the Educational Value of a Technical and Non-Technical Skills Medical Student Curriculum. J Surg Res. 2018 May; 225:157-165.  PMID 29605027

Hoang N and Lau JN.  A call for mixed-methods in Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME): How we can prevent the overfitting of curriculum and assessment.  Acad Med. 2018 Jul; 93(7): 996-1001. PMID 29517532

Hasty B, Miller SM, Shipper E, Merrell SB, Lin D, Lau JN.  Medical Student Perceptions of a Mistreatment Program During the Surgery Clerkship.  Am J Surg. 2018 Apr; 215(4): 761-766. PMID 29395030

Gardner AK, Ritter ME, Dunkin BJ, Smink DS, Lau JN, Paige JT, Phitayakorn R, Acton RD, Stefanidis D, Gee DW.  Leaders by Example: Best Practices and Advice on Establishing a State-of-the Art Surgical Simulation Center that Optimizes Available Resources.  Am J Surg. 2018 Feb;215(2): 259-265.  PMID 29174772

Brandford E, Hasty B, Bruce JS, Bereknyei Merrell S, Shipper ES, Lin DT,  Lau J.  Underlying Mechanisms of Mistreatment in the Surgical Learning Environment: A Thematic Analysis of Medical Student Perceptions.  Am J Surg. 2018 Feb; 215(2): 227-232 .  PMID 29167023

Shipper ES, Miller SE, Hasty BH, Merrell SB, Lin DT, Lau JN, Evaluation of a Technical and Nontechnical Skills Curriculum for Students Entering Surgery. J Surg Res. 2017 Nov:219:92-97.  PMID 29078916

Choi W, Dyens O, Chan T. Schijven M, Lajoie S, Mancini ME, Dev P, Fellander-Tsai L, Ferland M, Kato P, Lau J, Montonaro M, Pineau J, Aggarwal R. Engagement and Learning in Simulation: Recommendations of the Simnovate Engaged Learning Domain Group. BMJ Stel 2017;3(Suppl 1):S23–S32. Doi:10.1136/bmjstel-2016-000177

Shipper ES, Mazer LM, Merrell SB, Lin DT, Lau JN, Melcher ML.  Pilot Evaluation of the Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics Test.  J Surg Res. 2017 Jul;215:211-218. PMID 28688650

Salles A, Lin D, Liebert C, Esquivel M, Lau JN, Greco RS, Mueller C. Grit as a predictor of risk of attrition in surgical residency. Am J Surg. 2017 Feb;213(2):288-291. PMID 27932088

Lau JN, Mazer LM, Liebert CA, Merrell SB, Lin DT, Harris IB. A mixed-methods analysis of a novel mistreatment program for the surgery core clerkship. Acad Med. 2017 Jul;92(7):1028-1034. PMID 28121657

Lin DT, Liebert CA, Esquivel MM, Tran J, Lau JN, Greco RS, Mueller CM, Salles A.  Prevalence and Predictors of Depression Among General Surgery Residents. Am J Am J Surg. 2017 Feb;213(2):313-317. PMID 28017297

Liebert CA, Mazer LM, Merrell SB, Lin DT, Lau JN.  Student Perceptions of a Simulation-Based Flipped Classroom for the Surgery Clerkship: A Mixed-Methods Study. 2016 Sep;160(3):591-8.  PMID 27262534

Liebert CA, Mazer LM, Merrell SB, Lin DT, Lau JN.  Student Perceptions of a Simulation-Based Flipped Classroom for the Surgery Clerkship: A Mixed-Methods Study. 2016 Sep;160(3):591-8.  PMID 27262534

Lin DT, Liebert CA, Lau JN, Salles A.  Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Resident Well-Being.  J Am Coll Surg.  2016 Aug;223(2):352-8.  PMID 27182037

Liebert CA, Mazer LM, Bereknyei S, Lin DT, Lau JN. Effectiveness of the Surgery Core Clerkship flipped classroom: a prospective cohort trial. Am J Surg. 2016 Feb;211(2):451-457.  PMID 26687962

Liebert CA, Zayed MA, Alami O, Tran J, Lau JN.  Novel Use of Google Glass for Procedural Wireless Vital Sign Monitoring.  Surg Innov. 2016 Aug;23(4):366-73.  PMID 26848138

Mazer L, Liebert C, Bereknyei Merrell S, Lin D, Lau J. Establishing a Positive Clinical Learning Environment in the Surgery Core Clerkship: A Video-Based Mistreatment Curriculum. MedEdPORTAL Publications; 2015. Available from:https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10313   http://dx.doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10313

Rosas U, Ahmed S, Leva N, Garg T, Rivas H, Lau J, Russo M, and Morton J.  Mesenteric Defect Closure in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass:  A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Surg Endosc 2015 Sep;29(9):2486-90.  PMID 25480607

Lin DT, Park J, Liebert CA, Lau JN.  Validity Evidence for Surgical Improvement of Clinical Knowledge Ops: A novel Gaming Platform to Assess Surgical Decision Making.  Am J Surg 2015 Jan;208(1):79-85.  PMID 25454955

Kim, S, Dunkin, BJ, Paige, JT, Eggerstedt, JM, Nicholas, C, Vassilliou, M, Spight, DH, Pliego, JF, Rush, RM, Lau, JN, Carpenter, RO, Scott, DJ. What’s The Future of Training in Surgery?: Needs Assessment of National Stakeholders. 2014 Surgery Sep;156(3):707-17. PMID 25175505

Yang RL, Esquivel M, Erdrich J, Lau J, Melcher M, Wapnier IL.  PREDICT: Instituting an Educational Time Out in the Operating Room. Journal of Graduate Medical Education.  June 2014;6(2):382-3. PMID 24949168

Lu W., Lau J., Xu M. D., Zhang Y., Jiang Y., Tong H. X., Zhu J., Lu W. Q., Qin X. Y. Recurrent abdominal liposarcoma: Analysis of 19 cases and prognostic factors. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2013 Jul 7;19(25):4045-52.  PMID 23840151

Lin DT, Kannappan A, Lau JN.  The Assessment of Emotional Intelligence Among Candidates Interviewing for General Surgery Residency. J Surg Educ.  2013 Jul-Aug;70(4):514-21.  PMID 23725940

Eisenberg D, Vidovszky T, Lau J, Guiroy B, Rivas H. Comparison of Robotic and Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery Systems in a Suturing and Knot Tying Task. Surgical Endosc. Sep;27(9):3182-6. PMID 23443484

Kannappan A, Lin DT, Lohdia N, Morton J, and Lau JN.  The Effect of Positive and Negative Verbal Feedback on Surgical Skills Performance and Motivation. J Surg Educ. 2012 Nov-Dec;69(6):798-801.  PMID 23111049

Plerhoples TA, Lau JN. Hemobilia from Transjugular Liver Biopsy Resulting in Gallbladder Rupture. Dig Dis Sci. 2013 Mar;58(3):630-3.  PMID 22678461

Lightner A, Lau J, Obayashi P, Birge K, and Melcher ML.  Potential Nutritional Conflicts in Bariatric and Renal Transplant. Obes Surg.  2011 Dec; 20(12): 1965-70.  PMID 21526378

Plerhoples T, Zak Y, Hernandez-Boussard T, Lau J. Another Use of the Mobile Device; Warm-up for Laparoscopic Surgery. J Surg Res.  2011 Oct; 170 (2): 185-8.  PMID 21529831

Park AJ, Lau JN, Stankiewicz J, Chow J. The Role of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Asthmatic Patients, Journal Otolaryngol. 1998 Oct;27(5):275-80.  PMID 9800626


Book / Chapters

Spear, E, Lau J, and McCoy J. Chapter: Esophagus.  The Essentials of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties.  7th Edition.  Edited by Lawrence, P.  Wolters Kluwer.  Anticipated 2025.

Schmiederer I and Lau JN.  Chapter:  Training and Quality: Milestones, Mentoring, and EPA’s.  SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Safety. 2nd Edition.  Edited by Romanelli J, Dort J, Kowalski R, and Sinha, P.   Springer 2022. 

Imaging in Abdominal Surgery. Michael Federle and James Lau.  Elsevier 2018. 

Lau JN and Hasty, B.  Chapter 16: Wellbeing Considerations for Medical Students, In Wellness.  Edited by Eugene Kim and Brenessa Lindeman. Springer 2020.

Gardner A, Lau, J, Kim S. A Taxonomy Guide for Surgical Simulation. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties.  Edited by Dimitrios Stefanidis, James R. Korndorffer Jr, and Robert Sweet.  Springer 2019.

Lau J, McCoy J, and Speer E. Chapter 12: Esophagus, In Essentials of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties, 6th Edition. Edited by Lawrence PF.  Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2018.

Forrester J, Vargas C, Lau J.  Chapter 9:  Hernia Surgery, In Essential Articles in General Surgery.  Edited by Mazer LM, Lagisetty K, Butler KL.  McGraw Hill 2017.

Ahmed, S. and Lau J.  General Surgery, In Tips for the Residency Match: What Residency Directors Are Really Looking For.  Edited by Kung JW, Bishop PM, Slanetz PJ, and Isenberg RL.  Wiley-Blackwell, March 2015.

Lau, J.  Facility Design.  In Textbook of Simulation:  Skills and Team Training.  Edited by Tsuda ST, Scot DJ, and Jones DB.  Cine-Med Publishing, Inc, Woodbury, CT.  2012.  Pages 525-530.

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Podcast

#177 Surgical Education Mini-Series #2: Medical Student Mistreatment– Lau, JN. Behind the Knife – Podcast-December 20, 2018

http://www.behindtheknife.org/blog/


Article

Hasty, BN, Brandford E, Lau JN.  It’s Time to Address Student Mistreatment Resources in Surgical Education (RISE) American College of Surgeons Article

Posted July 2018

https://www.facs.org/education/division-of-education/publications/rise/articles/student-mistreatment