In light of the tragic death of Samantha Woolery, MD, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has experts available to discuss intimate partner violence (IPV) and to provide resources that address this issue.
Dr. Woolery was a member of the ACS Resident and Associate Society and a promising first-year general surgery resident at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Her death is being mourned across the surgical community.
The ACS established an Intimate Partner Violence Task Force in 2018 with the goal of providing guidance in the form of resources that can meet the needs of ACS members and colleagues who are experiencing intimate partner violence. The Task Force aims to continue to raise awareness of the incidence of IPV in the surgical community, educate surgeons to recognize the signs and consequences of IPV, provide resources for victims and their support, and create resources and curricula to instruct surgeons on how to recognize IPV in colleagues and trainees. The ACS IPV Toolkit can be accessed here.
Available to discuss this topic are the following surgeons from the ACS IPV Task Force:
Stephanie L Bonne, MD, FACS
Chair, ACS IPV Task Force
D'Andrea Joseph, MD, FACS
Vice Chair, ACS IPV Task Force
Worth noting, the news of Dr. Woolery’s death comes as the Supreme Court ruled to uphold a federal ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners.
For further information and to set up an interview, please contact [email protected].
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The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for all surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has approximately 90,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. "FACS" designates that a surgeon is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
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