Department of Surgery Holds Faculty Retreat March 1-2, 2019 at San Francisco Film Center on the Presidio
The Department of Surgery held a faculty retreat on March 1-2, 2019 at the San Francisco Film Center on the Presidio. Faculty took time out from their hectic personal and professional lives to participate. Throughout the event, their enthusiasm, caring, passion for patients, science, education, and service shined.
The event was facilitated by Peter Coughlan, PhD, with support from members of the Better Lab, led by Amanda Sammann, MD, a UCSF trauma surgeon, and Stanford Design Impact. The committee organizing the event also included Syreeta Shepherd, Mike Panion, MBA, Stanley J. Rogers, MD, Sanziana A Roman, MD, and Emily Finlayson, MD, MS.
The keynote speaker for the event was Ken Fulk, "a designer of experiences" renowned for his layered interiors and over-the-top parties. Fulk leads a team of architects, designers, branding and event specialists based in San Francisco and New York.
Mission Statement
The Department of Surgery announced a new departmental mission statement at the retreat:
Transforming surgery through creativity, equity, and community
To showcase the mission, the Department has created a set of fun stickers displaying the mission statement in five color versions that it will be distribute to all divisions.
Attendees at 2019 Department of Surgery Retreat at the San Francisco Film Center on the Presidio