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An Interview with Dr. John L. Cameron, the Hall of Famer of Pancreatic Cancer

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The Society of Surgical Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Resident Education Committee aim is to facilitate resident participation in the annual meeting and foster the education of the next generation of gastrointestinal. The SSAT “Residents Corner” was developed as a video-blog highlighting areas of interest for surgical trainees looking to focus on a career in gastrointestinal surgery. The topics covered are to make surgical education more accessible, one way is to highlight leaders in the field who discuss their journey. A 10-min video of a surgical mentor is recorded and archived on the SSAT site under a video series called “Mentor of the Month.” A synopsis of a video published online February 2018 featuring Dr. John Cameron interviewed by one of his trainee, Dr. Vanita Ahuja. Dr. Cameron shares his thoughts on his accomplishments, challenges, and advice for young surgeons and the future of pancreatic surgery. The interview offers an insight into the mind of one of the greatest leaders of surgery of our time.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Dr. John Cameron for the interview and his staff with the technical assistance. For the interview and for the technical assistance. We acknowledge members of Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Resident and Fellow Education Committee for their support.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Sinai Hospital, 2435 W. Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215, USA

    Roberto J. Rivero-Soto, JoAnn Coleman & Vanita Ahuja

  2. Department of General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Roberto J. Rivero-Soto & Vanita Ahuja

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  1. Roberto J. Rivero-Soto
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Correspondence to Vanita Ahuja.

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Summarized from Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Resident’s Corner- Mentor of the Month February 2018

http://ssat.com/residents/mentor/?dID=40 (accessed June 1, 2018)

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Rivero-Soto, R.J., Coleman, J. & Ahuja, V. An Interview with Dr. John L. Cameron, the Hall of Famer of Pancreatic Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg 22, 1842–1844 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-018-3870-2

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