Congratulations to Shitanshu Uppal, MBBS, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Fellowship Director of Gynecologic Oncology training program, who was nominated by our residents and fellows for his innovation and dedication to graduate medical education.
Dr. Uppal is a trailblazer in graduate medical education. He is recognized for his dedication to both resident and fellow education, utilizing various teaching modalities to innovate surgical education. As the COVID virus disrupted the education of our residents and fellows, he created a website (www.GyoEdu.org) to facilitate gynecologic oncology education nationwide. Using a crowdsourcing methodology, he solicited fellowship directors from around the country to give lectures on Zoom to an audience of trainees. These lectures were recorded and cataloged on the website. Since its inception in April 2020, nearly 1,800 unique viewers have watched the videos 15,800 times. It’s a remarkable achievement in such a short span of time and is one example among many.
Dr. Uppal will be honored during a virtual reception on May 3.