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Clark Howell

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Surgery

Overview


T. Clark Howell, MD, MSHS, CTHC, is a Duke general surgery resident interested in the math and science of improving healthcare systems and designing systems which form the character of clinicians. He is currently a post-doctoral research fellow within the LTA researching data science applications within healthcare operations and a clinical ethics fellow researching the character formation of surgeons in The Project on the Good Surgeon. He attended Duke Divinity School earning a Certificate in Theology and Healthcare.

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In the News


Published December 13, 2023
Wellbeing, Culture, and Sense of Self: Redefining What it Means to be a ‘Good’ Surgeon

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Recent Publications


Does Character Matter in Surgical Education and Can You Teach It?

Journal Article Current Surgery Reports · December 1, 2025 Purpose of Review: Character is central to surgical ethics and the practice of surgery. However, surgical ethics, like medical ethics, primarily applies a principle-based ethical approach to help with complex decision-making. Principles focus on the right ... Full text Cite

Building Surgical Character: A Dynamic Simulation Curriculum for Nontechnical Skills.

Journal Article J Surg Educ · April 2025 OBJECTIVE: Previous simulation curricula of nontechnical skills have focused on communication skills or empathy in isolation from technical skills, using feedback from one rater. We aimed to develop and pilot an expanded simulation curriculum focused on si ... Full text Link to item Cite

Character development of surgical residents using simulation: a scoping review

Journal Article Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education · March 10, 2025 Full text Cite
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