Business Address: University of Southern California
Department of Colorectal Surgery
1441 Eastlake Avenue, Suite 7418
Los Angeles, CA 90033

Business Phone: 323-865-3690

Business Fax: 323-865-3671

E-mail: ault@usc.edu

EDUCATION

High School: The United States Capitol Page School, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 1983
Undergraduate: BS in Biology and Natural Sciences, Muhlenberg
College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1987

Medical School: MD, Hahnemann University School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1993

Internship: LA County +USC Medical Center, 1994-1995
Surgery
Tom R. DeMeester, M.D., Chairman
Residency: LA County +USC Medical Center, 1995-2002
Surgery
Tom R. DeMeester, M.D., Chairman
Jeffrey H. Peters, M.D., Program Director
Fellowship: LA County + USC Medical Center, 2002-2004
Colorectal Surgery
Robert W. Beart, Jr, M.D, Chairman and
Program Director
LA County + USC Medical Center, 1997-2000
Surgical Education Research Fellow
Tom R. DeMeester, Chairman

Graduate: MSEd -Masters of Science in Education
Rossier School of Education
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
1999

PhD - Doctor of Philosopy in Education
Rossier School of Education
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
6/1999- present – Ph.D. Candidate
HONORS AND AWARDS

Outstanding Resident Teacher of the Year – Awarded at Commencement Ceremonies Keck School of Medicine, May 2003.
Outstanding Teaching as a House Officer, USC Keck School of Medicine – 8/2002.
Alpha Omega Alpha – Keck School of Medicine – University of Southern California –
2002
Jeanine Chalabian Award for Outstanding Teaching, Department of Surgery, USC - June
2002.
Outstanding Resident Teacher of the Year – Awarded at Commencement Ceremonies
Keck School of Medicine, May 2002.
Department of Surgery Award for Excellence in Surgery, The Lester J. Groverman
Award for Excellence in Neoplastic Diseases and The Student Affairs Committee Award, Hahnemann University Commencement, 1993.
Magna Cum Laude Graduate, Muhlenberg College, 1987
Harry C. Trexler Scholarship (2 years) – Muhlenberg College
Dean’s List, Muhlenberg College 1984-1987

LICENSURE
California License: 1995
DEA License: 1995

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Academic Appointments: -Assistant Professor, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. July 2004- present.
-Clinical Instructor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. July 2002 – present
-SSAT representative to the Association of American Medical Colleges – Organization of Resident Representatives 7/2003-7/2005
-Elected to Advisory Board – Organization of Resident Representatives – AAMC – 11/2003 to present
-Appointed as the Organization of Resident Representatives member to the Group on Educational Affairs of the AAMC 1/04 to present
-Candidate representative to the American College of Surgeons – Colorectal Advisory Board 10/2003-present
-Education committee of the Candidate and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons. 10-03-present

Teaching Responsibilities: -Faculty, Colorectal Surgery Residency, General Surgical Residency and Medical Student Programs.
-Faculty – Leadership in Organizations – MOR571, Marshall School of Business, Univeristy of Southern California –Fall 2004
-Teaching Assistant, Leadership in Organizations - GSBA 543, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California Spring 2003
-Faculty, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Year I – 8/2002-6/2003
-Surgical Education Research Fellow, University of Southern California, 7/97-6/00
-Faculty, Gross Anatomy Course, Year I Curriculum, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 9/97-6/00

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Regional: American College of Surgeons, Southern California
Chapter, Candidate

National: American College of Surgeons, Candidate Member
Southern California Chapter Representative
Association for Surgical Education
Association of American Medical Colleges
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
International Society of University Colon and Rectal
Surgeons
American Medical Association

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Articles Peer Reviewed

1. Ault G, Wren S, Ralls P, Reynolds T, Stain S. Selective Management of Hepatic Adenomas. Am Surg 1996,62:825-829.

2. Stapfer MV, Ault GT, Kiev J, Kerstein MD. Bicycle Injury in the Urban Environment. Panam J Trauma 1997;6:5-8.

3. Sullivan ME, Ault G, Hood DB, et al. The Standardized Vascular Clinic: An Alternative to the Traditional Ambulatory Setting. Am J Surg 2000 Mar; 179(3); 243-6.

4. Ault G, Reznick R, MacRae H, et al. Exporting a Technical Skills Evaluation Technology to Other Sites: Feasibility and Implementation Issues. Am J Surg 2001, Sep;182(3): 254-6.

5. Ault G, Chalabian J, Sullivan M, Skinner K. A focused breast skills workshop improves the clinical skills of medical students. J Surg Res. 2002 Aug;106(2):303-7.

Presentations

1. Colorectal Resident Education in the United States – International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Budapest Hungary. June 10, 2004.
2. A Focused Breast Skills Workshop Improves the Clinical Skills of Medical Students. Association for Academic Surgery. March 2001. Milwaukee, WI.
3. Self-Regulated Learning: Theory and Practice. Workshop for the Association for Surgical Education. Toronto, Ontario. May 4, 2000. Toronto, Ontario.
4. Exporting a Technical Skills Evaluation Technology to Other Sites: Feasibility and Implementation Issues. Association for Surgical Education. April 9, 1999. Boston, MA
5. The Relationship Between Lump Detection and Breast Palpation in Silicone Models and Standardized Patients. Society of Surgical Oncology. San Diego, CA. March 1998.
6. The Use of PET Scanning in Recurrent Colorectal Carcinoma. Amercian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Seattle, Washington. June 1996.

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