When: Today, June 24, 2020 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7015925914473/WN_WrnXZAPMRIuqsdtIY11A0Q The Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) recognizes its obligation to address the lack of diversity within the academic surgical workforce. We believe tackling this problem is essential to attaining health equities as we strive to deliver care to an increasingly diverse […]
AAS Member Spotlight for June 2020 – Joon K. Shim, MD MPH FACS
The AAS Membership Committee’s “Membership Spotlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Joon K. Shim is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. As a full-time core faculty member, […]
Statement from the AAS
Dear AAS Members, On May 25, 2020, Mr. George Floyd lost his life in an unimaginable way. This event and so many others continue to highlight the ongoing and longstanding racial injustices across our nation and has left many of us feeling sad, angry, and unsure of how to move forward. All this while we […]
Update on the AAS Fall Courses for 2020
Dear AAS members, Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Association for Academic Surgery will be offering our 2020 Fall Courses in an online, virtual format this year. We are disappointed that we cannot gather in person this year, but the committees and leaders who plan and organize these Courses are committed to embracing this […]
AAS on Instagram: A Day in the Life of an Academic Surgeon
Instagram Users! Be sure to follow academic_surgery today! AAS joins the world of Instagram, offering “A Day in the Life of an Academic Surgeon” – presented by our AAS President Eugene Kim, Associate Professor of Surgery, and Clinical Scholar, in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Join Dr. […]
AAS Member Spotlight – Feibi Zheng, MD MBA
The AAS Membership Committee’s “Membership Spotlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Feibi Zheng is an endocrine surgeon at Houston Methodist Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. She attended medical school at […]
Membership Spotlight for March 2020 – Eittel E. Oppenheimer, MD
The AAS Membership Committee’s “Membership Spotlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Eittel E. Oppenheimer is a staff surgeon at the University of Florida affiliated North Florida/South Georgia VA Medical Center. He completed his general surgery residency at […]
“You didn’t match? Neither did I.” How to Navigate the SOAP, Scramble, and Beyond
For every fourth-year medical student, match week arrives with an email from the National Residency Match Program (NRMP). Some students receive a message congratulating them on matching, assuring them the location of the program will be revealed at the end of the week. Others receive a message stating they did not match with a residency […]
AAS ANNOUNCES 2020 OFFICER SLATE
Dear AAS Member, The AAS Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of officers for the 2020-2021 year. Congratulations to all the nominees! President-Elect Amir Ghaferi, MD, MS Secretary Jeffrey Farma, MD Luke Funk, MD Fabian Johnston, MD Virginia Shaffer, MD Again this year, we will be voting electronically. All Active members who […]
Membership Spotlight for February 2020 – Jessica Liu, MD
The AAS Membership Committee presents our “Membership Highlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Jessica Liu is a PGY-3 general surgical resident with aspirations to specialize in Endocrine surgery. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of […]