Challenge encourages development of novel and innovative ideas for publishing research in the field of surgery; deadline for proposals October 31, 2015 Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced its first Surgical Specialties Innovation Challenge. As the number of surgical procedures increases annually, the need to look […]
Exploring Global Surgical Care in the Land of a Thousand Hills
As a medical student at VCU, I was able to pursue my interest in global trauma and emergency care through a fantastic summer research opportunity working with faculty from the Division of Acute Care Surgery who have ongoing projects in multiple countries. Under the guidance of Dr. Sudha Jayaraman, we developed a project on cost […]
How to Cope With the Death of a Patient
The emotional toll on a surgeon or physician after the loss of a patient is an experience rarely spoken about freely. Perhaps the one exception is during the mandatory review at morbidity and mortality conference. We are often not prepared on how to deal with this experience. There is no grief counseling after the fact […]
Productivity and Your Brain on Tech
With the official start of summer just last weekend, and so much sunny, sandy, poolside cabana-filled life waiting right outside your hospital’s sliding doors, I wanted to use this opportunity to remind you of the importance of unplugging. However, in my cursory search of Pubmed, OVID, and UpToDate, I’ve been unable to find any good […]
New in the Success in Academic Surgery book series: LEADERSHIP IN SURGERY
How does one become a successful leader? This book attempts to answer this question by providing a study of leadership and its role in the success of an academic surgeon’s career. This book contains chapters written by current leaders in surgery that teach the theories and concepts behind leadership and explain the skills and traits […]
Congratulations to the 2015 AAS/AASF Award Winners!
The AAS and AAS Foundation sponsor several travel, research and presentation awards in conjunction with the annual Academic Surgical Congress. For the 2015 ASC, the following awards were announced and presented during the awards ceremony: Global Surgery Research Fellowship Award – this award is designed for individuals who are interested in advancing the field of […]
Launch of the DCP3 at ASC 2015
The Association of Academic Surgeons (AAS) and the Society of University Surgeons (SUS) are pleased to announce the launch of the Third Volume of the Disease Control Priorities (DCP3), the premier text on global health, at the Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) in February 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This 90 minute session, on February 5th […]
CALL FOR INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVES – Deadline October 1, 2014
The AAS Membership Committee is seeking self-nominations for the new position of INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. We are looking for 1 representative from each academic Department of Surgery to serve as a liaison to the AAS. Please submit a one-paragraph statement regarding your interest in the program and qualifications for the position by October 1, 2014. Â DESCRIPTION: […]
The AAS Global Affairs Committee
The Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) in San Diego, California in February 2014 was a fantastic conference that was attended by over 800 members, with more than 75 international members. The growth and participation of both domestic academic global surgeons and the AAS international membership has steadily increased and influenced the dynamics of the program and […]
A Fellow’s Surgical Rotation in Bolivia: An Incredible Learning Experience
It’s been several weeks now and I am starting to get reaccustomed to the sparkling floors, giant-sized beds with a million buttons, T.V. sets in the ICU rooms and the ease of ordering labs, imaging studies and simply transfusing blood products without a family member to donate. But I am back. After all, this is […]