Bridging the Gap: Enhancing First-Year Education Through the Surgical Ethics and Application for Medical Students Program

Affiliations

¹ From the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Williams, Kunisetty, Restrepo, Kalva, Lowe).
² Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Houston, TX (Childress, Fedson).
³ Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Creden, Rosengart).
⁴ Division of Surgical Oncology, Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Camp).

Austin D Williams et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Nov 1;241(5):921-927.

doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001488. Epub 2025 Oct 15.

¹ From the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Williams, Kunisetty, Restrepo, Kalva, Lowe).
² Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Houston, TX (Childress, Fedson).
³ Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Creden, Rosengart).
⁴ Division of Surgical Oncology, Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Camp).

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