IN MEMORIAM

Fischer PE, Fallat M. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 May 1. doi: 10.1097/ TA.0000000000003997. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37125944.

Prehospital Hemorrhage Control and Treatment by Clinicians: A Joint Position Statement. Berry C, Gallagher JM, Goodloe JM, Dorlac WC, Dodd J, Fischer PE. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023 Mar 24:1-15. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2195487. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36961935

Vascular And Endovascular Surgery

Challenges and opportunities for evidence-based training in vascular surgery. Smith BK, Mitchell EL. J Vasc Surg. 2023 May;77(5):1531-1532. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.01.182. PMID: 37087150.

The Use of Learning Analytics to Enable Detection of Underperforming Trainees: An Analysis of National Vascular Surgery Trainee ACGME Milestones Assessment Data. Smith BK, Yamazaki

DR. FRANCIS HAMMOND COLE, JR.

Paxton V. Dickson, MD

K, Tekian A, Holmboe E, Hamstra SJ, Mitchell EL, Park YS. Ann Surg. 2023 Apr 1;277(4):e971-e977. doi: 10.1097/ SLA.0000000000005243. Epub 2021 Oct 8. PMID: 35129524.

Predicting Performance at Graduation From Early ACGME Milestone Ratings: Longitudinal Learning Analytics in Professionalism and Communication in Vascular Surgery. Smith BK, Yamazaki K, Luman A, Tekian A, Holmboe E, Mitchell EL, Park YS, Hamstra SJ. J Surg Educ. 2023 Feb;80(2):235-246. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.09.002. Epub 2022 Sep 28. PMID: 36182635.

Dr. Francis Hammond Cole Jr. passed away on November 27, 2022. The department is saddened by his passing but deeply thankful for the contributions he made over a long and distinguished career as a thoracic surgeon. He greatly influenced the education and careers of many who trained and practiced in Memphis, serving as faculty at UTHSC for nearly five decades.

Dr. Cole was born and raised in Memphis and was a graduate of Memphis University School. He attended college at Vanderbilt University, where he met his wife Kay who attended Peabody College. He then returned to Memphis to complete medical school and residency. For several years, Dr. Cole had the unique experience of getting to practice with his father, Francis Cole Sr.

In addition to being an outstanding clinician, surgeon and educator, Dr. Cole was a veteran of the United States Navy and spent several years in the Naval Reserves. He was a member of the University Club of Memphis, a past president of the Memphis-Shelby County Medical Society, a past delegate for the Tennessee Medical Association and a member of the Harwell Wilson Surgical Society.