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General Surgery Residents Take Top Award at National Competition

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The SIU Medicine General Surgery Residency Program is the 2017 American College of Surgeons' Surgical Jeopardy Competition champions. Chief Resident Susan Wetzel, MD, and second-year resident Sarah Fedeli, MD, led the team to victory on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the Annual American College of Surgeons meeting in San Diego. Twenty-four teams from around the country competed in the competition.

Pictured: Sarah Fedeli, MD, (left) and Susan Wetzel, MD (right)

 

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