The WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s General Surgery Interest Group held a Spooky Suture Clinic last month, putting a seasonal twist on their monthly event to teach different suture techniques.
First- and second-year medical students stitched grafts of fruit skin onto other fruits to create “Frankenstein Fruits.” One exercise involved suturing patches of lime peels onto bananas.
“It was a great event with an even better turnout!” said Joseph D. Lee (MS2), who helped organized the clinic.
Vice Chair for Surgery Anjali Kumar, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS, a practicing colorectal cancer surgeon, also joined the event to share her expertise on suture types and their relevance to surgery.