Resident Council
The OHSU Department of Surgery instituted our Resident Council in 2017 and is made up of two representatives from each year, elected by their peers. The purpose of the council is to hear and address the administrative, educational and wellness concerns of the general surgery residents, and to act as an additional bridge between the residents and program faculty, educational administration and executive committee. Meetings occur every two months. Topics include issues with individual rotations or site-specific concerns, issues by class year or specific programs or topics brought to the council by individual residents, faculty or administration. Topics are often communicated to the group in a peer-to-peer fashion, but there are also confidential avenues to bring issues to the attention of the resident council and the administration.
2023-2024 Co-Chairs

Sam Guyer, M.D., M.S.
Hometown: Bellevue, Washington
Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Hobbies/Interests: Outdoors, family, computers
Future plans/Specialty interests: Trauma, acute care surgery

Lindsey Loss, M.D.
Hometown: Sylvania, Ohio
Undergraduate Institution: Ohio State University
Medical School: The University of Toledo
Hobbies/Interests: Powerlifting, exercise, playing with my dogs
Future plans/Specialty interests: Minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery