Thank you all for stepping in on short notice to help interview our fellowship applicants. Your willingness to adjust schedules and prioritize this effort speaks volumes about your commitment to our program. Supporting the education mission requires teamwork, and your engagement ensures we continue to recruit and train the next generation of outstanding anesthesiologists. The future of our specialty depends on efforts like this, and I am truly grateful for your partnership. - Dr. Michael Cutrone

Thanks to Nicole for coming up to OB personally and helping with a very complex parturient needing GA for an emergent cesarean delivery. The OB team (John, Thomas, Logan Holley, and I) greatly appreciated the help with this challenging airway in a rapidly declining patient! We felt supported and prepared with her expertise! - Dr. Mary Yurashevich

Chad went above and beyond by going out of his way to find a patient their favorite food after their procedure. Showing some Duke heart! - Dr. Michael Cutrone

Thank you to Dr. Melnick for her leadership and teamwork on a busy shift in OB. Between the hemorrhages, stat GAs, and surprise PAS case - she still made it a priority to make sure her team was taken care of with water/food breaks. She also knocked out pre-ops and epidural checks every time she had a spare moment. Her efforts made such a difference in this shift! Thank you for being a great team player! - Jennifer Easterling, CRNA

Alex, who was covering the main OR, came to support the Labor and Delivery floor at a particularly challenging time and helped us manage two complex cases, including the resuscitation of a patient. Maybe we will steal him from peds! - Dr. Abigail Melnick

Thank you to Kira Bruck, Rachel Pierce, Alex Vetter, and Emily Macek for coming up to OB to help with a particularly challenging shift. We had multiple overlapping hemorrhages, stat GAs, a surprise accreta - and an Epic crash. These teammates were invaluable! Kira stayed over from days while Rachel came up from the main OR for the first part of the shift. Alex and Emily came up a bit later for the second wave. With their help, we were able to provide our patients with the exceptional care they deserve. - Jennifer Easterling, CRNA

Alexis Chandik noticed that I had an ICU transport and took it upon herself to offer to transport with me. I didn’t even need to reach out for help because she took it upon herself to find me. When she had to relieve in another room, she tagged Savannah Samuel in to finish up. I’m really thankful for them both for making this as smooth as possible! Teamwork makes the DREAM WORK!!! - Nikki King, CRNA

Dr. Toles demonstrated exceptional situational awareness and astute clinical decision making in recognizing a pulmonary hemorrhage in a recently decannulated Ecmo patient. She called for help, managed the airway and resuscitation, and played a key role in rescuing this patient. Truly outstanding effort! - Dr. Nazish Hashmi

Just wanted to give a shout out to Dr. Adam Brown for his situational awareness and calm during a particularly challenging heart transplant. He had just gowned and gloved for central line placement but quickly recognized an impeding code situation that I was trying to manage with the help of our OR nursing colleagues. He quickly started working on resuscitation with me and we were able to rescue the patient. I am so impressed with his work ethic and can-do attitude. Well done, Dr. Brown. - Nazish Hashmi, MD

Thanks, Tori, for coming up on a busy L&D day to give lunch breaks to my team. Tori was on a 24 in DN and the downstairs team (Jon Dunkman and Lauren Brown) was kind enough to swap her out of her case so that she could come up to L&D. Tori even placed a CSE while she was up here! Thanks for the team effort, it was greatly appreciated. - Mary Yurashevich, MD