About Dr. Tidwell
Dr. Tidwell is a PGY3 categorical resident in general surgery. She is a graduate of San Diego State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology followed by clinical research on experimental therapeutics and cancer immunologic therapies at the University of California, San Diego. She earned her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where she served in various leadership roles in the Gold Humanism Honor Society. While working toward her medical degree, she was involved in surgical oncology research and medical education research at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Tidwell plans to pursue a career in academic medicine with clinical interests in Surgical Oncology and research interests in cancer genetics, medical education, and increasing the presence of underrepresented minorities in the field of surgery.
Education
2015 - 2016
University of Pennsylvania
Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Studies
Societies
- Association for Academic Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- Association of Women Surgeons
- Latino Medical Student Association
Awards / Honors
2022
Galen S. Young, SR DO Award
PCOM Department of Surgery
2021
Gold Humanism Honor Society
Research
2015 - 2016
Research Associate
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2016 - 2018
Experimental Therapeutics and Cancer Immunology
University of California, San Diego
Dr. Razelle Kurzrock
2021 - 2022
Surgical Education/Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Dr. Cary Aarons
2021 - 2022
Surgical Oncology
Dr. Giorgos Karakousis
Publications
Original Papers
- Tidwell, J. Yudien, M., Rutledge H., Terhune, KP., LaFemina, J., Aarons, CB.,: Reshaping Residency Recruitment: Achieving Alignment Between Applicants and Programs in Surgery. Journal of Surgical Education doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.01.004.
- Straker RJ 3rd, Tidwell JC, Sharon CE, Chu EY, Miura JT, Karakousis GC. Association Between Underlying Comorbid Conditions and Stage of Presentation in Cutaneous Melanoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-11547-8.
Poster Presentations
- Tidwell, J., Glasser, D., Hilbert, N., Mohammad A., Baumgartner J., Kelly, K., Clay, B., Eisenstein, S., Parry, L., Lopez, N., Liu, S., Abbadessa, B., Ramamoorthy, S., Clary, B., Sicklick, J., White, R., Bouvet, M., Mekeel, K., Lowy, A., Veerapong, J. (2022, March). Outcomes of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Correlate With Compliance and Program Oversight. Society of Surgical Oncology Conference (SSO)/ Dallas, TX, USA. 2022.
- Tidwell, JC., Straker, RJ., Sharon, CE., Thaler, A., Kelly, NJ., Chu, EY., Miura, JT., Karakousis., GC. (2022, Feb 3). Association of Comorbidity Level With Stage of Presentation in Cutaneous Melanoma. Academic Surgical Congress (ACS)/Orlando, FL, USA. 2022.
Oral Presentations
- Aarons, CB., Corey, B., Tidwell, JC. (2021, April 28). More Than the Metrics: Using Holistic Review in General Surgery Recruitment to Promote Diversity and Inclusion [Oral Presentation]. Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS)/Boston, MA, USA. 2021.