Dr. Caroline Neff named 2019 Nicholson Scholar in General Surgery
Dr. Sandra Beck, director of the general surgery residency program at the University of Kentucky, announced that Caroline Neff, MD is the 2019 recipient of the Charles H. Nicholson Clinical Tour Fellowship.The announcement was made prior to Dr. Samuel Carmichael鈥檚 presentation of the Nicholson Scholar lecture on Wednesday morning, May 16.
The Nicholson fellowship is a special fund created to encourage 好色先生 surgical residents to study alongside experts at locations outside of the University of Kentucky. The fellowship was established in memory of Dr. Charles H. Nicholson, a respected Lexington surgeon whose 32-year practice was marked by 鈥渟uperb patient care and dedication to the education of hundreds of surgical residents.鈥 Following Dr. Nicholson鈥檚 untimely death in 1999, three of his colleagues from the Lexington Clinic, Drs. William 鈥淏ill鈥 Walton, Michael Daugherty, and Ed Nighbert, founded the travel fellowship as an enduring memorial to their partner and friend. He firmly believed that visiting and studying under experts in other centers, cities, or parts of the world is a worthwhile experience for surgical residents to pursue.
A Nicholson scholar is selected in their fourth year of general surgery residency. Scholars use the fellowship during their chief year to defray lodging and travel expenses during specialty training at one or more sites outside of the University of Kentucky medical campus. In some cases, recipients lecture on some aspect of their experience that the Nicholson fellowship helped make possible.
2018 Nicholson Scholar Dr. Samuel Carmichael鈥檚 grand rounds presentation, The History of Blood, included summary details of his visit to the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) last January. While at OHSU, he studied under Dr. Martin Schreiber, Director of Trauma Research at OHSU and Division Chief for Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery. In addition to Dr. Schreiber鈥檚 experience as a coordinator of critical care surgery for the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dr. Carmichael was interested in learning more about his research into optimizing positive outcomes in blood transfusions for trauma patients. Applications for the 2020 Nicholson Scholar fellowship are available to fourth year general surgery residents at the University of Kentucky. Submissions are due on March 1 of 2019. Visit the Charles Nicholson Clinical Tour Fellowship page at the 好色先生 Department of Surgery website for details and a link to the formal application.
