Socratic Scrub Grand Rounds: Dr. Julian Varas Cohen

The Rutgers Acute Care Surgery Research (RASR) Lab at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, in collaboration with the Rutgers School of Graduate Studies Biomedical and Health Sciences and the Rutgers Health Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, is pleased to introduce the Socratic Scrub Grand Rounds series.

Most academic presentations showcase the polished final product. This series focuses on the Night Science behind discovery—the often messy, nonlinear, and deeply human process that drives impactful research.

In each session, a distinguished investigator will take us behind one of their published studies and discuss the story that never appears in the manuscript: the unexpected pivots, failed experiments, unpublished findings, critical decisions, and moments of uncertainty that ultimately shaped the work.

The Socratic Scrub Grand Rounds offers a rare opportunity to learn not only what researchers discovered, but how they thought, adapted, and persevered along the way.

Our inaugural session will feature Dr. Julian Varas Cohen on Friday June 5 from 10:30-11:30 by Zoom, who will discuss the development of artificial intelligence models designed to assess the quality of feedback in medical education. Through the lens of one of his published studies, Dr. Varas will share the challenges, decisions, setbacks, and lessons learned while translating an educational problem into an AI-driven solution.

Register here to receive the Zoom session link: https://go.rutgers.edu/tt80zizb

We welcome students, trainees, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and anyone interested in the process of scientific discovery.