Contents
#ILookLikeASurgeon goes viral: How it happened 10
by Kathryn A. Hughes, MD, FACS
RAS-ACS Symposium essays—
Social media: Threat to professionalism and privacy
or essential for current surgical practice? 17
Stefan W. Leichtle, MD
First-place essay—Pro: Social media:
An essential tool for the academic surgeon 18
Johanna N. Riesel, MD, and Nakul P. Raykar, MD, MPH
First-place essay—Con: The writing is on the (Facebook) wall:
The threat posed by social media 21
Lisa M. Kodadek, MD
COVER STORY: Surgeons help with recovery after earthquake in Nepal 24
Micah Katz, MD; Katie Russell, MD; Dean Cardinale; Thomas White, MD, FACS;
Patrick Reddish; and Courtney Scaife, MD, FACS
The College weighs in on leading health care issues 29
Meg Gilley
State lobby days provide opportunity to influence legislative action 34
Justin Rosen
NOV 2015 BULLETIN American College of Surgeons
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