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Curriculum Vitae

Gary Dunnington, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Division of Surgery
E-mail: gdunnington@siumed.edu

 

Specialities

  • General Surgery
  • Breast and Endocrine Disease

Brief Biography

Dr. Gary Dunnington joined the faculty in the Department of Surgery at Southern Illinois University in September of 1997, where he is Professor and Chair of Surgery and Program Director. Having received his MD degree from Indiana University and his surgical training at the University of Arizona, Dr. Dunnington came to SIU after nearly six years at the University of Southern California where he was Associate Professor of Surgery, Clerkship and Program Director, and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the USC School of Medicine. Dr. Dunnington's area of clinical practice is surgical oncology with a focus in breast disease, and he is the founder and Director of the Breast Center at SIU. He has received a total of twelve teaching awards, having been named Outstanding Faculty Teacher of the Year eight times at three institutions. He received the ASE Distinguished Educator Award in 1999. He has been the director of a fellowship program in surgical education at USC and now at SIU. He is past President of the Association for Surgical Education. He is a frequent visiting professor of education to Departments of Surgery throughout the United States and Canada.

Education

  • High School - Chrysler High School, New Castle, 1972
  • University - Ball State University, B.S., 1976 Summa cum laude,
    Completed Honors Curriculum and Thesis
  • Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, 1975-1976
  • Medical School - Indiana University School of Medicine, 1980
  • Internship - University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, July 1980 - June 1981
  • Residency - University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, July 1981 - June 1985

Licensure

  • Nebraska, 1989
  • California, 1991
  • Illinois, 1992

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery, 1986;
  • Recertification, 1997

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona, 1985-1989
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, 1989-1991
  • Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California, 1991-1997
  • Associate Professor of Surgery and Radiology, University of Southern California, 1995-1997
  • Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Southern California, 1996-1997
  • Professor of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 1997 -
  • Director, General Surgery Residency Program, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 1997-
  • Chair, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 2000 -

Administrative Responsibilities, University

  • Director of Surgical Clerkship, University of Arizona, 1986-1989
  • Director of Surgical Education, VA Medical Center, Tucson, 1985-1989
  • Director of Laser Program, VA Medical Center, Tucson, 1988-1989
  • Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, VA Medical Center, Tucson, 1988-1989
  • Chief, Section of General Surgery, VA Medical Center, Tucson, 1988-1989
  • Member Curriculum Committee, University of Arizona, 1986-1989
  • Member Undergraduate Education Committee, University of Arizona, 1986-1989
  • Director of Surgical Clerkship, Creighton University School of Medicine, 1990-1991
  • Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, VA Medical Center, Omaha, 1989-1991
  • Member Curriculum Committee, Creighton University, 1989-1991
  • Chairman M-1 Review Committee, Creighton University, 1990
  • Tissue Committee, St. Joseph's Hospital, 1989-1991
  • Oncology Quality Assurance Committee, St. Joseph's Hospital, 1989-1991
  • Vice Chairman of Education Affairs, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, 1991-1997
  • Director of Surgical Clerkship, University of Southern California, 1991-1997
  • Director of Surgical Residency Program, University of Southern California, 1991-1996
  • Director, USC/Norris Breast Center, 1992-1997
  • Director, The Breast Center at SIU, 1997-present
  • Director, US/SIU Surgical Skills Center 2000 - 2001
  • Physicians & Surgeons Board Member 2000 - present
  • Clinical Chairman Committee 2000 -
  • Member Educational Policy Committee, University of Southern California, 1991-1996
  • Chairman, M-III Committee, University of Southern California, 1992-1994
  • Chairman, Education Policy Committee (Curriculum Committee), University of Southern California, 1994-1996
  • Faculty Advisor, A.O.A. Chapter, University of Southern California, 1995-1996
  • Councillor, A.O.A. Chapter, University of Southern California, 1996-1997
  • Member, Coordinating Council of the Cancer Genetics Unit, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1996-1997
  • Director of Surgery Residency Program, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 1997-
  • Member, Educational Policy Committee, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 1997-
  • Graduate Medical Education Committee, 1997-
  • Tenure and Promotion Committee, 1997-

Activity in National Organizations 

  • Member, National Board of Medical Examiners Committee on Clinical Skills Assessment, 1990-1995
  • Member, American College of Surgeons Committee on Surgical Education in Medical Schools, 1992-1994
  • Chairman, Program Committee for Association for Surgical Education, 1990
  • Member, Educational Research Committee, Association for Surgical Education, 1989-
  • Member, North Central Cancer Treatment Group, 1990-
  • Member, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Projects, 1992-
  • Faculty in Annual Course "Surgeon as Educator", sponsored by American College of Surgeons, 1992-
  • Member, Committee on Education, Association for Academic Surgery, 1993-
  • Secretary, Association for Surgical Education, 1992-1993
  • Vice President, Association for Surgical Education, 1993-1994
  • President, Association for Surgical Education, 1994-1995
  • Member, Association for Surgical Education Foundation Board, 1994-
  • Vice Chairman, Program Committee, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, 1995-1996
  • Member, Editorial Board, Video Journal of General Surgery, 1995-
  • Member, USMILE Step II Committee, 1996-
  • Chairman, Program Committee, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, 1996
  • Member, Association of Program Directors in Surgery Board of Directors, 1997-
  • Association for Surgical Education Foundation Board of Directors 1998-
  • Member, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Outcomes Assessment Project Advisory Group, 1998-
  • Executive Director of Association for Surgical Education Educational Clearinghouse, 1999-

Honors and Awards

  • Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year, 1985-1986, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Outstanding Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year from the Class of 1987, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching Award, 1987
  • Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year, 1987-1988, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Outstanding Clinic Sciences Educator of the Year from the Class of 1988, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Furrow Award for Excellence in Clinical Science Teaching for Medical Students, 1989, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching, 1989, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year from the Class of 1989, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • A.O.A. C.D. Christian Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1989, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Golden Apple Award from the Class of 1991, 1990, Creighton University School of Medicine
  • A.O.A. Excellence in Teaching Award, 1994, University of Southern California
  • Kaiser Excellence in Teaching Award, 1994, University of Southern California
  • Kaiser Excellence in Teaching Award, 1995, University of Southern California
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, 1998, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  • ASE (Association for Surgical Education) Distinguished Educator Award, 1999

Society Memberships

  • Association for Surgical Education, 1985-
  • Association for Academic Surgery, 1986-
  • American College of Surgeons, Fellow, 1989-
  • Southwestern Surgical Congress, 1990-
  • Central Surgical Society, 1991-
  • Association of Program Directors in Surgery, 1991-
  • Society Internationale De Chirurgie, 1992-
  • Society for the Study of Breast Disease, 1992-
  • Society of Surgical Oncology, 1992-
  • Western Surgical Association, 1992-
  • The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 1993-
  • Los Angeles Surgical Society, 1994-
  • American Cancer Society, Sangamon County Unit, 1998-99
  • American Surgical Association 2002 -
  • Illinois Surgical Society 2002

Research Activities

  • Biomedical Research Support Grant for development of Animal Model for Sepsis and Multiple Organ Failure, 1986-1989. Principal Investigator.$ 5,0002.
  • Grant from Association for Surgical Education. "Assessment and Improvement of Operating Room Teaching", 1991. Principal Investigator.$ 2,5003.
  • Grant from National Fund for Medical Education. "A Model for Teaching Medical Students in an Ambulatory Setting", awarded 1989. Co-Investigator.$ 37,4454.
  • Grant from Neoprobe, "A Phase II Clinical Trial of the Preoperative and Intra-operative Detection of Breast Cancer by Intravenous Administration of 125I-radiolabeled CC49 Monoclonal Antibody", 1993. Principal Investigator.$ 27,0005.
  • Grant from National Cancer Institute Enhancing Quality of Life and Increasing Adherence Among Women with Breast Abnormalities", 1995-1999. Co-Investigator.$ 1,002.0006.
  • Grant from Association for Surgical Education. "Residents as Teachers Project", 1995-1996. Principal Investigator.$ 10,0007.
  • Training grant for Jeanine Chalabian-Baliozian, M.D., Ph.D. Candidate, and Surgical Education Fellow. From USC/Kenneth Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. "Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Breast Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Skills Among Primary Care Residency Trainees", 1995-1996. Faculty Advisor.$ 16,5008.
  • Grant for "Development of an Assessment in Instrument for Use in Teaching and Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills". From Ethicon. 1995-1996. Co-Investigator.$ 9,6199.
  • Grant from the James H. Zumberge Research and Innovation Fund. "Discourse Analysis for Assessment of Language Skills with the Doctor-Patient Relationship", awarded 1996. Principal Investigator.$ 5,000.10.
  • Training grant for Jeanine Chalabian-Baliozian, M.D., Ph.D. Candidate, and Surgical Education Fellow. From USC/Kenneth Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. "Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Breast Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Skills Among Primary Care Residency Trainees", 1996-1997. Faculty Advisor.$ 16,500,11.
  • Grant from US Surgical for Development of Technical Skills Center at University of Southern California, 1997. Co-investigator (Principle investigator - Jeanine Chalabian, surgical fellow).$ 3,000,000,12.
  • Primary Investigator on grant from Tyco Corporation (U.S. Surgical) for "Technical Skills Training and Research Center" for two years. Awarded June 1999.$ 559,00013.IDPH
  • Grant for "Women's Health Initiative; Training Primary Care Trainees in Breast Evaluation". Awarded May 2000. Co-Investigator. (Principle investigator - Holly McCormick, Breast Center nurse practitioner).$ 37,000
  • National Science Foundation Grant for "Toward a Descriptive Science of Learning Practices"
    Awarded January 15, 2002 Priciple Investigator - Timothy D. Koschmann and Co-PI - Gary Dunnington $255,029.0

Articles

1. Ma PF, Betras S, and Dunnington GL: Rapid and efficient separation and identification of the two molecular forms of human adenosine deaminase by thin-layer gel filtration chromatography. Analytical Biochemistry 75:177-182, 1976.
2. Dunnington GL and Norton LW: Swan-Ganz catheterization in the surgical patient. Contem Surg 19 (5): 61-72, 1981.
3. Dunnington GL and Villar HV: Endoscopic removal of benign small bowel tumors. Arizona Medicine 40:91-93, 1983.
4. Norton LW, Davis JR, Wiens JL, Trego DC, Dunnington GL: Accuracy of aspiration cytology in detecting breast cancer. Surgery 96:806-814, 1984.
5. Dunnington GL, Wangensteen S, and Kettel L: The effect of the outpatient surgery trend on medical education. Western Journal of Medicine, November 1986.
6. Dunnington GL, Alfrey E, Putnam C, Sampliner R, Kogan F: Natural history of cholelithiasis in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Ann. Surg. 205:226-229, 1987.
7. Dunnington GL, Witzke D, Rubeck R, Beck A, Mohr J, Putnam C: A comparison of the teaching effectiveness of the didactic lecture and the problem-oriented small group session: A prospective study. Surgery 102:291-296, 1987.
8. Alfrey EJ, Stanton C, Dunnington GL, Malone J, Bernhard V: Graft appendiceal fistulas. J Vasc Surg 7:814-7, 1988.
9. Ladin DA, Dunnington GL, Rappaport WD: Stapled esophageal exclusion in acute esophageal rupture: A new technique. Contemp Surg. 35:45-46, 1989.
10. Rappaport W, Dunnington GL, Norton L, Ladin D, Peterson E, Ballard J: The surgical management of atypical mycobacterial soft tissue infections. Surgery, 108:36-39, 1990.
11. Dunnington GL, Witzke D, Fulginiti J, Rubeck RL: Test performance of a local exam at a nonlocal site for evaluation of surgical clerks. Surgery, 108:236-239, 1990.
12. Dunnington GL: The outpatient clinic as a critical setting for surgical clerkship teaching. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 2:212-214, 1990.
13. Dunnington GL, Reisner L, Witzke D, Fulginiti J: Structured Single-Observer Methods of Evaluation for the Assessment of Ward Performance on the Surgical Clerkship. The American Journal of Surgery, 159:423-426, 1990.
14. Reisner L, Mohr J, Dunnington GL, Rappaport W: Teaching mechanical ventilation. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, 173:227-228, 1991.
15. Dunnington GL, DaRosa D, Kohm P: Assessment of important content and behavior for operating room teaching using a frame of reference survey model. Focus on Surgical Education Vol. 8, 1991.
16. Frank A, Dunnington GL, Fitzgibbons Jr., R: Conservative surgery and irradiation in the older woman. Nebraska Medical Journal, 76(9):297-306, 1991.
17. Reisner L, Dunnington GL, Beard J, Witzke D, Rappaport W: A model for the assessment of student's physician-patient interaction skills on the surgical clerkship. American Journal of Surgery, 162 (3):271-273, 1991.
18. Dyer WS, Lindley SG, Thorne SR, Harty RF, Dunnington GL: Retrograde jejuno-duodeno-gastric intussception associated with a gastric feeding tube. Surgical Rounds, September 1991.
19. Dunnington GL, Reisner L, Witzke D, Fulginiti J: Teaching and evaluation of physical examination skills on the surgical clerkship. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 4(2):110-114, 1992.
20. DaRosa D, Dunnington GL, Sachdeva A, Feltovich J, Leapman S, Cohen R, Folse JR, Deveney K, Jacocks MA, McCarthy M: A model for teaching medical students in an ambulatory surgery setting. Academic Medicine, 67(10):S45-S47, 1992.
21. Dunnington GL, DaRosa D, Kolm P: The development of a model for evaluating teaching in the operating room. Current Surgery, 50(7):523-527, 1993.
22. Dunnington GL and DeMeester TR: Outcome effect of adherence to operative principles of Nissen fundoplication by multiple surgeons. American Journal of Surgery, 166:654-659, 1993.
23. Dunnington GL: Current role for radiation therapy in ductal carcinoma in situ. The Western Journal of Medicine, 159(6):681-682, 1993.
24. Dunnington GL and DaRosa DA: Changing surgical education strategies in an environment of changing healthcare delivery systems. World Journal of Surgery. 18(5):734-737, 1994.
25. Dunnington GL, Wright K, Hoffman K: A pilot experience with competency-based clinical skills assessment in a surgical clerkship. The American Journal of Surgery, 167(6):604-607, 1994.
26. Dunnington GL, Garman K, Wallace P, Burns J: From surgical clerk to surgical resident: what happens to clinical assessment skills? Current Surgery, 52(2):92-95, 1995.
27. DaRosa D, Folse R, Sachdeva A, Dunnington GL, Reznick R. Description and results of a needs assessment in preparation for the "Surgeons as Educators" course. American Journal of Surgery, 169:410-413, 1995.
28.Dunnington GL, Pearce J, Sherrod A, Cote R. Breast carcinoma presenting as mammographic microcalcifications in axillary lymph nodes. Breast Disease, 8(2):193-198, 1995.
29. Dunnington GL: The art of mentoring. American Journal of Surgery, 171:604-607, 1996.
30. Chalabian-Baliozian J, Garman K, Wallace P, Dunnington GL: Clinical breast evaluation skills of house officers & students. American Surgeon, 62(10):840-845, Oct. 1996.
31. DaRosa D, Folse JR, Reznick R, Dunnington GL, Sachdeva A: Description and evaluation of the surgeons as educators course. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 183(5): 499-505, Nov. 1996.
32. Chalabian-Baliozian J, Dunnington GL: The impact of language barrier on resident stress, teaching and quality of patient care. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, April, 1997.
33. Formenti S, DDunnington GL, Lenz H, et al: Original P53 status predicts for pathological response in locally advanced breast cancer patients treated preoperatively with continuous infusion (C.I.) 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and radiation therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol 39(5): pages 1059-1068, April, 1997.
34. Ferenchick, Gary; Simpson, Deborah; Blackman, James; DaRosa, Debra; Dunnington, Gary. Strategies for Efficient and Effective Teaching in the Ambulatory Care Setting. Academic Medicine, Volume 72, No. 4, April 1997.
35. DaRosa, Debra; Dunnington, Gary; Stearns, Jeffrey; Ferenchick, Gary; Bowen, Judith; Simpson, Deborah. Ambulatory Teaching "Lite": Less Clinic Time, More Educationally Fulfilling. Academic Medicine, Volume 72, No. 5, May 1997.
36. Chalabian J, Dunnington GL: Standardized Patients: A New Method to Assess the Clinical Skills of Physicians. Best Practices and Benchmarking in Healthcare, Volume 2, Number 4, July/August 1997.
37. Dunnington GL: Educational Practice: Guidelines for a Surgical Clerkship. Best Practices and Benchmarking in Healthcare, Volume 2, Number 5, September/October 1997.
38. Colson, M, Skinner K, Dunnington G: High Negative Appendectomy Rates are no Longer Acceptable. American Journal of Surgery, Vol 74, pages 723-727, December, 1997.
39. Skinner K, Dunnington GL, Silberman H, Florentine B, Spicer D, and Formenti S. Preoperative 5-Fluorouracil and Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 174, December 1997 pages 705-708.
40. Chalabian J, Formenti S, Russell C, Pearce J, Dunnington GL: Comprehensive needs assessment of clinical breast evaluation skills of primary care residents. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 5(2): pages 166-172, March, 1998.
41. Dunnington GL, DaRosa D: A prospective randomized trial of a residents as teachers training program. Academic Medicine, Vol. 73, No. 6, pages 696-700, June 1998.
42. Chalabian J, Dunnington GL: Do our current assessments assure competency in clinical breast evaluation skills? American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 175, pages
497-502, June 1998.
43. Dyer W, Lindley S, Thorne S, Harty R, and Dunnington GL. Case Report: Retrograde Jejunoduodenogastric Intussusception Associated with a Gastric Feeding Tube. Surgical Rounds, 588-592, December 1998.
44. Sullivan M, Hitchcock M, Dunnington GL. Peer and Self Assessment during Problem-Based Tutorials. The American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 177, p. 266-269, March 1999.
45. Sullivan M, Ault G, Hood D, Chalabian J, Pripstein J, Jabbour N, Dunnington GL. The Standardized Vascular Clinic: An Alternative to the Traditional Ambulatory Setting. American Journal of Surgery, Volume 179 , number 3, pages 243-246, March, 2000.
46. Dutta S, Dunnington GL. Factors Contributing to Success in Surgical Education Research. American Journal of Surgery, Volume 179, number 3, pages 247-249, March, 2000.
47. McLafferty R, Dunnington GL, Henretta J, Mattos M, Ramsey D, Markwell M, Karch L, Hodgson K, and Sumner D. Factors Affecting the Diagnosis of Peripheral Vascular Disease Prior to Vascular Surgery Referral. Journal of Vascular Surgery, Volume 31, Number 5, pages 870-879, May 2000.
48. Rockey P, Dunnington GL, and DaRosa D. Residents as Teachers: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching Residents to Teach. Academic Medicine, Vol. 75, No. 5, pages 545-546, May 2000.
49. Derossis A, DaRosa D, Dutta S, and Dunnington GL. A Ten-Year Analysis of Surgical Education Research. The American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 180, No. 1, pages 58-61, July, 2000.
50. Boehler, M., Schwind, C., Folse, R., Dunnington GL, Markwell, S., Dutta, S. An Evaluation of Study Habits of Third-Year Medical Students in a Surgical Clerkship, The American Journal of Surgery, Volume 181, No. 3, Page 268-271, 2001.
51. Schwind, C., Boehler, M., Folse, R., Dunnington GL., Markwell, S. Development of Physical Examination Skills in a Third-Year Surgical Clerkship. The American Journal of Surgery, Volume 181, No. 4, Page 338-340, 2001.
52. Boehler, M., Schwind, C., Dunnington GL., Rogers, D., Folse, R. Medical Student Contact with Patients on a Surgery Clerkship: Is There a Chance to Learn? Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Volume 195, No. 4, Pages 539-542, 2002.
53. Dunnington GL and Williams R. Addressing the New Competencies for Residents' Surgical Training. Academic Medicine, Vol. 78, No. 1, pages 14-21, January 2003.
54. Williams R, Dunnington G, and Folse R. The Impact of a Program for Systematically Recognizing and Rewarding Academic Performance. Academic Medicine, VOL. 78, No 2, Pages 156 - 166, February, 2003

Abstracts

1. Dunnington GL and Gervin AS: Cervical spine trauma: A review of 107 fractures in 90 patients. Abstracts, Journal of Trauma, 1984.
2. Villar HV, Dunnington GL, Ranne RD, Norton LW and Wangensteen SL: Gastric partitioning for morbid obesity - three years experience. Abstracts Colelgium International Chirurgiae Digestivae 1:183, 1982.
3. Dunnington GL: Costs for Clerkship Education. Abstract, AAMC, Nov. 1994.
4. Dunnington GL: The effect of English as a second language on performance assessment using standardized patients. Abstract for Imperatives in Medical Education. New Castle, Australia, May 28-31, 1995.
5. Formenti SC, Uziely B, Dunnington GL, Spicer D, Krecker E, Lenz HJ, Groshen W, Watkins K, Danenberg K, Danenberg P, Leichman G, Muggia FM: Continuous infusion (CI) 5-Fluorouracil (FU) with Radiation in locally advanced breast cancer: Clinico-Pathological and biological correlates. Proceedings of ASCO Vol. 14, 1995.
6. Formenti S, Lenz J, Dunnington GL, Johnston P, Keren-Rosenberg S, Spicer D, Danenberg K, and Danenberg P: Initial p53 status as potential predictor for pathological response to the combination of 5FU and radiotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer. ASCO, 1996.
7. Chalabian J, Dunnington GL: A technical skill "learning curve" should be no surprise: an educational psychology perspective on teaching and acquiring surgical expertise. Association of Program Directors in Surgery, April, 1997.
8. Chalabian J, Ault G, Sullivan M, Dunnington GL. The relationship between lump detection and breast palpation in silicone models & standardized patients. Society for Surgical Oncology, March 26-28, 1998, San Diego, CA.
9. Sullivan M, Hitchcock M, Dunnington GL. Peer and self-assessment during problem-based tutorials: a comparison to expert faculty. Submitted to American Journal of Surgery.
10. Malafa MP, Ellis RL, Dunnington GL. Optimizing sentinel node mapping and biopsy: Peritumoral versus intradermal injection of Tc99-sulfur colloid. The Breast Journal, (Abstracts from the 5th Annual Multidisciplinary Symposium on Breast Disease, February 13-16, 2000, Rome, Italy) Vol. 6, No. 5, page 346, September/October 2000.
11. Dutta S, Blanchard M, Spielman B, Dunnington GL. .. . And Doctor, No Residents Please. Association of Program Directors in Surgery. March 29-31, 2001, Nashville, TN.

Chapters

1. Dunnington GL, DeMeester TR: Esophagus: Physiology and Gastroesophageal Reflux. In: Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice. Greenfield LJ and Mulholland MW (eds.) J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia PA, 1993.
2. DaRosa D, Dunnington G: How to Survive and/or Excel in a Surgery Clerkship. In: Essentials of Surgery, Second Edition. Lawrence, P. Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1992.
3. Dunnington G: Intraoperative Ultrasonography in Abdominal Surgery. In: Surgery Annual, Volume 25. Lloyd Nyhus, M.D. Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York City, New York, 1992.
4. Dunnington G: Teaching Medical Students in the Ambulatory Surgical Setting. In: Clerkship Directors Manual, National Fund for Medical Education and Association for Surgical Education, 1992
5. Dunnington G: Implementation of Ambulatory Surgery Teaching. In: Clerkship Directors Manual, National Fund for Medical Education and Association for Surgical Education, 1992.
6. Dunnington GL, Polk H: Difficulties in Swallowing. In: Basic Surgery, 5th Edition. Polk H, Gardner B and Stone HH (eds.) Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, 1995.
7. Dunnington G, Andriole D, Kaiser S: Breast. In: Essentials of General Surgery, 3rd Edition. Lawrence P, (ed.). Williams & Wilkins Publishing, Baltimore, MD, October 1996.
8. Skinner K, Dunnington G: Surgery for Breast Cancer. In: Breast Care: A Clinical Guidebook for Women's Primary Health Care Providers, Hindle W, (ed.). Springer-Verlag Publishing, New York, Inc., New York, NY, February, 1997.
9. Dunnington G: Chemical Dependence: Under the Influence. Communication Competencies: A Survival Guide, Chapter 12. August, 1998.
10. Dunnington, GL. Teaching and Learning in Medical and Surgical Education, Lessons Learned for the 21st Century; Adapting Teaching to the Learning Environment, Chapter 7, pages 69-83. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers. 2000.

Books

1. Dunnington G: A Problem-oriented Syllabus for the Surgical Clerkship, University of Arizona Press, 1988.
2. Dunnington G: A Student Syllabus for Ambulatory Surgery. Curriculum Task Force of National Fund for Medical Education Ambulatory Surgery Study Group, 1990.
3. Distlehorst, LH; Dunnington, GL; Folse, JR. Teaching and Learning in Medical and Surgical Education, Lessons Learned for the 21st Century. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers. 2000.

Book Reviews

1. Dunnington, Gary L. Understanding Surgical Disease: The Miami Manual of Surgery. Arch Surg Vol 133, page 1019-1020, Sept. 1998

Miscellany (Audio-Visual Materials)

1. Surgical Procedures for Assessment of Cardiovascular Physiology in the Dog. Dunnington G, Johnson P, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona.
2. Small Group Teaching in the Clerkship Setting. Dunnington G, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, 1986.
3. Insulinomas: New Diagnostic and Surgical Techniques. Dunnington G, Hinder R, Klingman R. Presented at 1990 Clinical Congress Motion Picture Exhibition of American College of Surgeons.
4. Physical Examination of the Groin and External Genitalia. Dunnington G, Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, 1989.
5. Models and Strategies for Teaching in the Ambulatory Setting. Dunnington G, Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, 1990.
6. Models for Teaching at the Bedside. Dunnington G, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, 1996.

Invited Lectures/Professorships

  • Visiting Professor of Education, Ohio State University, February 1990.
  • Workshop on teaching techniques for new academic surgeons, Association for Surgical Education, April 1990.
  • Workshop on effective teaching in the ambulatory setting, Creighton University School of Medicine, December 1990
  • Workshop on teaching techniques for new academic surgeons, Association for Surgical Education, April 1991
  • Visiting Professor of Education at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, June 1991
  • Visiting Professor of Education, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, October 1991
  • Guest lecturer and workshop on "Teaching in the Operating Room", and "Teaching in the Ambulatory Setting", Association of
  • Program Directors in Surgery, New Orleans, LA, April 1992.
  • Workshop on teaching skills for academic surgeons, Association for Surgical Education, Quebec City, Quebec, April 1992.
  • Visiting Professor of Education, Southern Illinois University, August, 1992.
  • Visiting Professor of Education, University of Kentucky, September, 1992.
  • Visiting Professor of Education, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, September, 1992.
  • Visiting Professor of Education, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, February, 1993.
  • Visiting Professor of Education, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, April, 1993.
  • Guest Lecturer and workshop on "Teaching in the Operating Room", Association for Surgical Education, Indianapolis, IN, April, 1993.
  • Visiting Professor of Surgical Education at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, September, 1993.
  • Invited Presentation, "Education Off the Wards: Effective Teaching in theOutpatient Setting." American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, October, 1993.
  • Invited Lecturer, "Teaching in the Operating Room", Association of ProgramDirectors in Surgery, March, 1994.
  • Invited Lecturer, "Curriculum Development, Teaching Plans, and Teaching in the Operating Room", Association of Program Directors for Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chicago, September, 1994.
  • Invited Lecturer, "Management of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ", Los Angeles VA Outpatient, October, 1994.
  • Workshop on "Faculty Development Workshop, Coaching in the Clinic", Department of Surgery, University of Southern California,
    February 16, 1995.
  • Workshop on "Residents As Teachers", Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, February 17 and 18, 1995.
  • Guest Lecturer, "Surgeons Approach to Breast Cancer", Joint Radiologic Society and Surgical Society of Orange County, March 1995.
  • Grand Rounds, "Surgical Management of Early Breast Cancer", Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, April 7, 1995.
  • Presidential Address, "Sharing Your Scales: The Art of Mentoring". Association for Surgical Education, Tucson, Arizona, May 6, 1995.
  • Visiting Professor and Educational Consultant, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, August, 1995.
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, September, 1995.
  • Workshop on "Residents As Teachers", Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, October 11 and 12, 1995.
  • Workshop on "Subjective Rating Forms" for ICM Faculty, University of Southern California School of Medicine, December 1995.
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, March 1996.
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 1996.
  • 1996 Langer Lecturer, "Do It Yourself Education", Royal College Annual Meeting, Halifax, Canada, September, 1996.
  • Grand Rounds, "Management of Breast Cancer", Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, February 14, 1997.
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, New Jersey, March 1997.
  • Faculty Development Workshop on "Surgical Curriculum in a Changing Academic Environment" for Association of Surgical Education,
    Philadelphia, PA, April, 1997.
  • Faculty Development Workshop on "Time Management for Surgical Educators" for Association of Surgical Education, Philadelphia, PA, April, 1997.
  • Surgeons as Educators Course - Atlanta, Georgia, September 13-19, 1997
  • Keynote Speaker, Canadian Association of Surgical Education, Do it Yourself Surgical Education?, Banff, Alberta Canada, December 1997
  • Association of University Professors in Opthalmology, "Keeping the Education Mission Alive", Phoenix, AZ, February 5, 1998
  • Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin, Department of Surgery,February 21, 1998
  • Guest Examiner Mock Oral Boards, Royal Oak, Michigan, May 2, 1998
  • Invited Lecturer to the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Korean Breast Cancer Society, "Current Surgical Management of Early Breast Cancer" and "New Trends in Breast Cancer Diagnosis", June 20, 1998, Seoul, Korea
  • Consultant to Dean's Office, University of Arizona School of Medicine July 16 & 17, 1998
  • Surgeons as Educators of Australia, July 27-31, 1998, Australia
  • Invited Lecturer, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons Program Directors Seminar, Chicago, IL September 25, 1998
  • Visiting Professor, University of Toronto, Orthopaedic Research Day, October 5, 1998, "Surgeons and Educational Research: Fails to Meet Expectations".
  • Surgeons as Educators Course - Atlanta, GA, November 14-20, 1998
  • Consultant to Department of Surgery, New York Hospital at Queens, NY November 30 - December 1, 1998
  • Visiting Professor, University of Arkansas, January 26, 1999, "Critical Components of a High Quality Surgical Clerkship".
  • Workshop on Residents as Teachers, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL May 20-21,1999
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida "Trends in Surgical Management of Early Breast Cancer", May 24, 1999
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto,
    Toronto, Canada, "Teaching in the Surgical Clinic", May 28, 1999.
  • PFIZER-AUA Visiting Professor, "Trends and Opportunities in Surgical Education", "Teaching in the Operating Room", and "Resident Evaluation". Rochester, New York, Nov. 15-16, 1999
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, "Teaching on the Wards", Dec. 14, 1999
  • Surgeons as Educators Course - Atlanta, Georgia - Jan. 22-28, 2000
  • Workshop in Pasadena, CA, "Leading the Way" - Feb. 4-5, 2000
  • Visiting Professor, Madison, WI, "Annual Faculty Education Retreat" April 18-19, 2000
  • Visiting Professor, Loyola University Surgical Education Symposium Chicago, IL, May 13, 2000
  • Workshop on Residents as Teachers, Southern Illinois University School
    of Medicine, Springfield, IL June 15-16, 2000
  • Visiting Professor, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA September 13, 2000
  • Visiting Professor, American Academy of Pediatrics 2000 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 29, 2000
  • Visiting Professor, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, October 13-14, 2000
  • Invited Lecturer, Chicago Surgical Society, Young Surgeons Committee,Chicago, Illinois November 2, 2000
    Surgeons as Educators Course - Gainesville, Florida, January 20-26, 2001
  • Visiting Professor, The Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery,Bethesda, MD, March 3, 2001
  • Visiting Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas June 8-9, 2001
  • Visiting Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois June 13, 2001
  • Workshop on Residents as Teachers, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL June 28-29, 2001
  • Workshop on "Resident as Teachers" Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    July 19-20, 2001
  • Visiting Professor, Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center for Health Professions, Grand Rapids, MI, August 14-15, 2001
  • Visiting Professor, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston- Salem, NC, October 18-19, 2001
  • Workshop - Meeting the Challenges of Being a Surgery Program Director, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL Oct. 29-31, 2001
  • Visiting Professor, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York, NY, December 17, 2001
  • Visiting Professor, Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, January 7,2002
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery at Cooper Hospital, New Jersey, January 8, 2002
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, January 11, 2002
    Surgeons as Educators Course - Gainesville, Florida, February 23- March 1, 2002
  • Visiting Professor, Association of Academic Surgical Administrators, San Antonio, Texas, April 13, 2002
  • Visiting Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, April 18-19, 2002
  • Consultant, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio,San Antonio, Texas, May 9, 2002
  • Workshop on Residents as Teachers, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL June 20-21, 2002
  • Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, September 13-14, 2002
  • Visiting Professor, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, October 11-12, 2002
  • Workshop - Meeting the Challenges of Being a Surgery Program Director,Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL Oct. 21-23, 2002
  • Visiting Professor, Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, Bridging the Generation X Gap in Plastic Surgery Training Retreat, Chicago, IL November 22-23, 2002
  • Visiting Professor, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, January 28-29, 2003
  • Keynote Speaker at “Educating the Educators: A Symposium on Developing Competencies for Residency Directors in Ophthalmology”, Iowa City, Iowa, May 2-3, 2003
  • Visiting Professor, York, Pennsylvania, June 5-6, 2003
  • Visiting Professor, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, June 10-11, 2003
  • Guest Faculty, “ Working Towards a New Training Model, A Think Tank on Residency Education”, Toronto, Canada, June 12-13, 2003
  • Workshop on Residents as Teachers, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL June 19-20, 2003
  • Surgeons as Educators Course – Atlanta, GA, September 13-19, 2003
  • Retreat for Enhancing the Work Place Environment for Houseofficers and Nurses Springfield, IL September 23, 2003
  • Visiting Professor, “Surgery: Education, Training and New Technologies”, Porto, Portugal, November 20-22, 2003
  • Visiting Professor, University of Iowa, December 16-17, 2003
  • Visiting Professor, George Washington University Medical School, Washington, DC, January 27-28, 2004
  • Visiting Professor, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, March 16-17, 2004


 

 
 
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