Edwin C. James Lectureship & Surgical Resident Research Colloquium
The Edwin C. James Lectureship was established in honor of Edwin James, M.D., FACS, professor and chair of the UND Department of Surgery, founder of the UND Surgical Residency Program, and former dean of the SMHS.
The 2024 Edwin C. James Lectureship will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2024, and will feature John Mellinger, M.D., FACS, vice president for the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and professor emeritus of surgery at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
The former J. Roland Folse Endowed Chair in Surgery, Professor and Vice Chair of the
Department of Surgery, Professor in the Department of Medical Education, and Director
of Leadership and Excellence for the Center for Human and Organizational Potential
at SIU, Dr. Mellinger received his M.D. from Case Western Reserve University. He then
completed residency training in general surgery at the Blodgett/St. Mary’s Hospitals
in Grand Rapids, Mich., followed by a surgical endoscopy fellowship at Mt. Sinai Medical
Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He has also completed a Surgical Education Research Fellowship
through the Association for Surgical Education (ASE). He served on active duty in
the United States Air Force, and has had academic appointments at Wright State University,
Michigan State University, and the Medical College of Georgia prior to his most recent
duties at SIU.
Dr. Mellinger has received more than 30 teaching awards, has presented over 300 national
and international
presentations, and has given over 30 eponymal lectureships or keynote presentations.
He has coauthored
more than 130 peer reviewed publications and review articles, over 30 book chapters,
and one book.
Surgical Resident Research Colloquium
The purpose of the annual Surgery Resident Research Colloquium is for the presentation of each general surgery resident’s research project for the academic year. First- and second-year residents present posters of their projects in development. Third, fourth and fifth year residents give oral presentations of their projects. Presentations are judged by a panel of clinical and basic science faculty with the winning projects in each category awarded at the Chief Resident Graduation Banquet. Many of the research projects will be presented at regional or national meetings, and submitted for peer-reviewed publication.