The Academic Surgeon - Official Blog of the AAS

The Academic Surgeon is the official blog of the AAS. We post anywhere from one to three times a week and our contributors will focus on issues relevant to young academic surgeons, residents, fellows, and even medical students.

If you would like to contribute, please submit your post here: https://www.aasurg.org/the-academic-surgeon-blog-submission/

Educating Our Preoperative Surgical Patients with Respect to COVID-19 Vaccination

Virtually all major medical centers in the United States strongly encourage or require COVID-19 vaccination for health care providers. Additionally, COVID-19 vaccination is approved and encouraged for all Americans 5 years or older. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), as of this blog post, approximately 60% of the US population are fully vaccinated …

“Do you want me to?”

The AAS Ethics Committee held its first annual Artwork and Essay Contest in 2021 – the topic for the essay contest was “What is the most challenging ethical issue, personal or professional, you have encountered in the COVID era?” The winning essay and artwork were selected by the Ethics Committee and will be published in …

Something’s Got to Give

Silence, Unmasked

The Unforeseen Impact of COVID: A Novel Ethical Challenge in an Unprecedented Time

Time for Wellness

The recognition of physician burnout as a significant problem in medicine has been established in recent years and has become even more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The daily stressors that come with a career in medicine further compounded by weekly and sometimes daily changes to our practices, personal lives, and the impact on family …

Next #AASChat: Pregnancy Among Surgeons

Join your colleagues for our next AAS Tweetchat, Wednesday, December 15th beginning at 9:00pm Eastern – Drs. Erika Rangel and Rebecca Scully will co-moderate a discussion based on Dr. Rangel’s recent blog article: Having it All and “Leaning in”: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Obstetric Complications in US Surgeons I became pregnant during my fourth year of …