WISE-MD is a series of web-based modules for surgical education, jointly developed by the Department of Surgery and the Division of Educational Informatics at NYU in furtherance of NYU's mission to redesign medical education through the development of a new curriculum for the 21st Century that is patient-centered and disease-focused based on "spiraling" topics to enhance the intellectual link between the classroom and patient care. Jointly developed by the Department of Surgery and the Division of Educational Informatics at NYU in furtherance of this mission with the support of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Association for Surgical Education (ASE), WISE-MD currently has thirteen modules available to institutions by subscription. Additional WISE-MD modules are in development, and more modules are planned. The WISE-MD Editorial Board has determined the scope and content of the modules.
Case List
Fifteen WISE-MD modules are currently offered to users, covering:
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Thomas Riles, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
Adrenal Adenoma
Mary Ann Hopkins, M.D., and Sandra Kammerman, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
Anorectal Disease
Kathleen Liscum, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Appendicitis
Mary Ann Hopkins, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
Bowel Obstruction
Sherry Wren, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine
Breast Cancer Surgery
Ted James, M.D., University of Vermont Medical Center, and Susan Kaiser, M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Jersey City Medical Center
Burn Management (in preview)
Kevin Foster, M.D., Arizona Burn Center
Carotid Stenosis
Thomas Riles, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
Cholecystitis
Mary Ann Hopkins, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
Colon Cancer
Peter Shamamian, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
Diverticulitis (in preview)
P. John Maxwell, M.D., and Gerald Isenberg, M.D., Jefferson College of Medicine
Hernia
Mary Ann Hopkins, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
Skin Cancer
D. Scott Lind, M.D., Medical College of Georgia
Thyroid Nodule
Kepal Patel, M.D., NYU School of Medicine
Trauma Resuscitation
Spiros G. Frangos, M.D., MPH, NYU School of Medicine
Three additional modules are in production, to be released over the course of the next year:
Bariatric Surgery and Obesity
Giselle Hamad, M.D., University of Pittsburg, and Amour Forse, M.D., Creighton University
Pediatric Surgery: Hernia & Hydrocele
Barbara Pettitt, M.D., and Kurt Heiss, M.D., Emory University
Pediatric Surgery: Pyloric Stenosis
Andreas Meier, M.D., SIU, and Ramin Jamshidi, M.D., UCSF
Four modules entering the early stages of production:
Hypercalcemia
Roy Phitayakorn,M.D. Harvard Medical School, and Richard Prinz, M.D., University of Chicago, Pritzker
Lung Cancer
Stephen Yang, M.D., Harvard Medical School
Pancreatitis
Aloke Gupta,M.D., Harvard Medical School
Venous Disease
Greg Cherr, M.D., SUNY Buffalo