I was sitting in the back row at the inaugural meeting for the Latino Surgical Society when the introductions around the room began. As each person introduced themselves, it felt as though their levels of prestige kept rising. First some residents, then fellows followed by attendings and chairs of their respective surgical specialties. Then it […]
New Video Content on aasurg.org
Two AAS Committees are pleased to present informational videos on the AAS website. As part of an initiative to create useful web content for AAS members on a variety of subjects relating to academic surgery, the AAS Leadership Committee and the AAS Global Affairs Committee have produced videos on two great topics: Time Management Tips […]
The AAS Aspiring Leaders Development Program – 2018 Inaugural Class
We are pleased to present the members of the 2018 AAS Aspiring Leaders Development Program. These individuals will, over the course of their program year, engage with high-potential academic surgeons to develop and implement leadership competencies, supported with associated high quality mentorship, in order to impact personal, team and organizational goals. Our 2018 class and […]
AAS Elects New Councilors!
Congratulations to the five new Councilors who will be representing the classes of 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017. We look forward to their future leadership! Thank you to all the outstanding candidates who self nominated. There are many opportunities to get involved in the AAS, including the committee self nomination process that is currently […]
2018 Fall Courses Update
The Association of Academic Surgery is gearing up for the Fundamentals of Surgical Research (FSRC) and the Early Career Development Courses (ECDC). This year, the Fall Courses will be held on October 20th the Saturday before the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. The two courses will be held in parallel […]
Keeping the human connection in academic global surgery
There is something obvious and critical that I have come to realize through the opportunities I have had to live and travel for work and play in LMICs… relationships matter more than anything else we accomplish. Of course, we all say we believe that “actions speak louder than words.” But what does it take to […]
From the Trauma Bay to the Beltway: A Surgeon’s Perspective on Gun Violence
Prepare On a warm spring evening in a New York City public hospital, the slow pace of a Sunday call shift was interrupted when the in-hospital trauma notification system chirped out the details of a patient in transit, “This is a Level 1 notification, 28 year old male multiple GSW to the chest en route […]
AAS Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course
How to Pursue Academic Research in Residency Without Taking Dedicated Research Time Off
Surgeons are by nature investigators. Even those who do not actively seek research opportunities find that they often need to explore new methods in the operating room based on a patient’s individual circumstances. They make a scientific question, hypothesize (that their proposed solution in the operating room will benefit the patient), implement their hypothesis, make […]
2019 Young Investigators Award
The AAS is pleased to announce the recipients of the 3rd Annual AAS Young Investigator Award. The award is designed to engage various specialties with the AAS and this year the focus was on Orthopaedic and Vascular specialties. The award includes complimentary registration to both the Fall Courses taking place on October 20, 2018 in […]