After striding across the stage to pick up their M.D. degrees at the BankUnited Center on May 12, members of the Class of 2012 will head to some of the most competitive residency programs and prestigious institutions in the country. The class could, in fact, take a collective bow for their notable Match Day success, which created a buzz among underclassmen and is sure to be a great recruiting tool for prospective students.
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was the first to offer formal robotic surgery training sessions for its residents, including a bedside orientation and console practice session last month at University of Miami Hospital.
Nathalie McKenzie, M.D., gynecologic oncology fellow, and Fiona Simpkins, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and leader of Phase I Clinical Trials for Gynecologic Cancers, are leading a Phase I Clinical Trial for the drug Nelfinavir, for women currently being treated for locally advanced cervical cancer.