Taylor Riall, MD, PhD, FACS - National Women's History Month Speaker Series

Event Date: 
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Location: 

UA College of Medicine-Tucson, Room 2117

UAHS Office of Diversity & Inclusion presents:

National Women's History Month Speaker Series

Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD, FACS

Professor and Chief of the Division of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine - Tucson
Topic: Enjoy the Journey
Dr. Riall was president of the Society of University Surgeons, the premier academic surgical society in the US, in 2018. Her clinical expertise is in general and pancreaticobiliary surgery, including pancreatic and periampullary cancer, acute and chronic pancreatitis, gallstone disease, gastrointestinal cancer, and general surgery. She has extensive expertise in comparative effectiveness and health services research. Her research has focused on the quality of cancer care and the care of surgical patients. Dr. Riall has been instrumental in developing and implementing critical pathways to streamline care, improve outcomes, and decrease cost of patients undergoing pancreatic, gallbladder, and colorectal surgery. Dr. Riall is also an executive leadership coach, trained at the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. She applies her leadership training as a developmental tool to help surgeons and residents reach their full potential by raising self-awareness, developing emotional intelligence, clarify their goals, identifying and addressing personal challenges, and consciously improve and integrate the many facets of their lives.
Food provided! Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/riall-nwhm
This event will be livestreamed and recorded. You may watch at https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/event/?id=28723
Questions? Please contact UAHS ODI at 520-621-5531 or azhealth@email.arizona.edu.