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48.14. Positive Margin Rates Following Breast-ConservingSurgery for Stage I-III Breast Cancer: Palpable VersusNon-Palpable Tumors. J. Atkins, F. Al Mushawah, A. Cyr,R. L. Aft, W. E. Gillanders, T. J. Eberlein, J. A. Margenthaler;Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

48.15. Predictors of Wound Complications in the SurgicalRepair of Umbilical Hernias. A. Y. Zemlyak, S. El Djouzi,P. D. Colavita, A. L. Walters, V. Tsirline, A. E. Lincourt,B. T. Heniford; Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

48.16. Evaluating the Predictive Value of the Ventral HerniaWorking Group (VHWG) Grading System on OutcomesWith Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair (LVHR).R. Brahmbhatt, A. Subramanian, M. L. Clapp, S. S. Awad,M. K. Liang; Baylor College of Medicine and the MichaelE. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

48.17. Impact of Simultaneous Diaphragm Resection andHepatectomy for Treatment of Metastatic ColorectalCancer. R. S. Turley,1 G. Li,1 M. E. Lidsky,1 A. S. Barbas,1

S. K. Reddy,2 B. M. Clary1; 1Duke University MedicalCenter, Durham, NC; 2University of Pittsburgh MedicalCenter - Department of Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA

48.18. Immediate and Long Term Outcomes Following Resec-tion of An Aldosterone-Secreting Adrenal Tumor:Management of Hypokalemia and Hypertension.Y. M. Carter, N. R. Yeutter, M. Roy, R. S. Sippel, H. Chen;University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI

48.19. Preoperative Risk Stratification for Thoracic SurgeryUsing the ACS-NSQIP Dataset: Functional StatusPredicts Morbidity and Mortality. A. Tsiouris,A. Hodari, G. Paone, M. S. Eichenhorn, H. M. Horst,I. S. Rubinfeld; Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

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49.1. Is Gender Predictive of Fellowship Choice at West CoastPrograms? West Coast Surgery Program Director StudyGroup. A. Yaghoubian,1 A. Kaji,1 J. Galante,7 C. Collins,2 M.Dolich,4 D. Easter,5 J. Hines,6 A. Salim,8 C. De Virgilio1;1Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA; 2KaiserPermanente Sunset, Los Angeles, CA; 4UCI, Irvine, CA;5UCSD, San Diego, CA; 6UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; 7UC DavisMedical Center, Sacramento, CA; 8Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter, Los Angeles, CA

49.2. Factors Influencing the Likelihood of Female MedicalStudents Pursuing Surgery: A Critical Review. T. Yu,1

A. Jain,1 M. Chakraborty,2 N. C. Wilson,2 A. G. Hill1; 1SouthAuckland Clinical School - Department of Surgery, Universityof Auckland, Auckland; 2Department of Surgery, Universityof Auckland, Auckland

49.3. Perceptions andAttitudes of General SurgeryResidentsTowards theSixteenHourWorkday.D. Y. Lee,1 H. Guend,1

R. E. Ross,1 B. A. Wexelman,1 G. S. Schwartz,1 J. J. McGinty,1,2

F. Y. Bhora1,2; 1St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, NewYork, NY; 2Columbia University College of Physicians andSurgeons, New York, NY

49.4. Fifty Years of General Surgery Training: Trends inCareer Choices and Satisfaction of Graduates fromA Single Academic Institution. N. S. Kapoor, J. Kim,T. J. Fahey, F. Michelassi; New York Presbyterian HospitalWeill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

49.5. Implementing A Career Development Course in Colombia:Characteristics of the Target Audience andCourse Evalua-tion. R. Fajardo,2 D. Albo,1 H. Abaunza,2 M. Kibbe,4

S. Rugeles,2 J. Escallon,3 S. LeMaire,1 T. M. Pawlik,5 L. Kao,6 A.Hill,7 D. A. Anaya1; 1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX;2Asociacion Colombiana De Cirugia, Bogota, NA; 3University ofToronto, Toronto, Ontario; 4Northwestern University Division ofVascular Surgery, Chicago, IL; 5Johns Hopkins Hospital,Baltimore, MD; 6The University of Texas Medical School atHouston, Houston, TX; 7South Auckland Clinical School -Department of Surgery, Auckland, NA

49.6. HowGender Shapes the Surgical Residency Experience.A. Salles,1,2 G. Cohen,2,3 C. Mueller1; 1Stanford UniversityMedical Center, Palo Alto, CA; 2Stanford University School ofEducation, Stanford, CA; 3Stanford University Department ofPsychology, Stanford, CA

49.7. When and How Do Medical Students Decide on A Surgi-cal Career? M. K. Thomas, R. S. Sippel; University ofWisconsin, Madison, WI

49.8. Early Explorers: Exposing Pre-clinical Students tothe Operating Room Experience. L. D. Butvidas,C. I. Anderson, J. Shinabarger, A. Tanious, M. D. Basson;Michigan State University Department of Surgery,Lansing, MI

49.9. Are More Difficult Surgical Procedures Being Per-formed By Lesser Trained Residents When Comparedto Pre and Post Work Hour Restrictions? S. Nosik,J. Shinabarger, R. A. Ogilvie, S. MacDonald, S. J. Pierce,M. K. McLeod, C. I. Anderson; Michigan State UniversityDepartment of Surgery, Lansing, MI

49.10. General Surgery Resident Research Productivity: A Ne-glected Potential Benefit of Work-Hour Restrictions.K. E. Wooten,1 C. W. Hartin,2 D. E. Ozgediz,2 K. D. Bass,2

P. L. Glick,2 M. G. Caty2; 1State University of New York atBuffalo, Department of Surgery, Buffalo, NY; 2Women andChildren’s Hospital of Buffalo, Department of PediatricSurgery, Buffalo, NY

49.11. TheUtility of theMatrix Format for SurgicalMorbidityand Mortality Conference. A. L. Gucwa, J. McLoughlin,E. J. Kruse; Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA