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 21st – the Saturday before the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress – on the beautiful University of California San Diego campus. The two […]
AAS Fall Courses, October 21, 2017
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 21st – the Saturday before the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress – on the beautiful University of California San Diego campus. The two […]
Global Injury Research Implementation: Reframing Obstacles as Opportunities
In research, despite painstaking preparation, things can still go wrong. This is especially true in global surgery research. This year, I conducted a community-based survey on injury in Cameroon, which involved maneuvering a fairly large team into extremely rural communities. At baseline, this required understanding the actual physical location of remote rural communities in Cameroon […]
AAS/AASF Awards – Applications for 2017-2018 Open Today
The Association for Academic Surgery and the AAS Foundation offer several travel grants and research awards each year. The application process for the 2017-2018 grants and awards is now open: OPEN TO RESIDENTS, FELLOWS & FACULTY AAS Fall Courses Travel Grant Six travel grants are awarded to resident, fellow, or faculty-level attendees who are female […]
AAS Presidential Address Now Available for Viewing!
Almost 2000 attendees convened in Las Vegas earlier this month for the 12th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. One of the highlights of this year’s ASC was the AAS Presidential Address by Dr. Caprice Greenberg, entitled, “Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings.” If you were unable to attend the address and would like to view it or […]
AAS Elects New Officers
During the AAS Business Meeting at last week’s very successful 12th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) in Las Vegas, new officers were elected to lead the Association. Congratulations to Dr. Adil Haider, who was elected President-Elect, and to Dr. Eugene Kim, who was elected our next Recorder. Both are outstanding candidates and we look forward […]
AAS Statement on Diversity, Scientific Development and International Fellowship
On January 27, 2017 President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order suspending the resettlement of Syrian refugees and preventing entry to the country by people from seven predominantly Muslim countries. While this policy was motivated out of concern for national security, it has very real implications for the medical and scientific workforce. As an organization […]
How do we reward good doctors and teachers in academic surgery?
There are many objective means available to evaluate a faculty member. Estimating a faculty’s worth is important for job placement, compensation, and career development. One of the first things many do when “evaluating” someone is to perform a PubMed search, but even that gauge, limited to research, is fraught with challenges and controversies. Grant rewards […]
How do surgical trainees achieve autonomy while preserving patient safety? Issues with the current general surgery residency paradigm
We are in an era of conflicts in medicine. The goal of early discharges is in conflict with readmission rates. Resident quality of life is in conflict with academic productivity and clinical exposure. Perhaps the root conflict arising in surgical training is that between trainee autonomy and patient safety. The goal of surgical residency is […]
AAS Fall Courses – Register Now & Jump Start Your Academic and Research Career
As you may know, the Association for Academic Surgery hosts a pair of courses every fall, immediately preceding the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. This year, the courses will be held on Saturday, October 15th at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. The courses are held on the same day and […]