Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
Inspiring and Developing Young Academic Surgeons
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/
Medicine is full of legends and leaders, mostly MDs who are revered and admired. However, unlike civilian medicine, there are another set of military medical leaders who are equally deserving of respect and celebration. True front-line warriors, Medics, and Corpsmen often find themselves in the midst of hell, providing care to their patients under the …
While surgeons have advocated for improved surgical care in low- and middle-income countries for decades, it has only been the last few years that surgical care has been accepted as an essential part of health care globally. With this recognition, conversations about global surgery have progressed. Unfortunately, while the science and advocacy focus in global …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Jennifer Plichta, MD MS Dr. Fayanju is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Population Health Sciences in the Duke University School of Medicine, Associate Director for Disparities & Value in Healthcare …
“Every Military Surgeon is a Trauma Surgeon” This was a phrase I heard frequently as an interviewing 4th-year medical student and one that I have found myself repeating during residency. Though I think this saying holds true and reflects military medicine’s shift towards battlefield-oriented medicine for active duty physicians, one may well also counter with …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Joseph D. Phillips, MD Dr. Rian M. Hasson is a Thoracic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She was born …
AAS is pleased to present the Ethics Committee’s 2021 Essay and Cover Art Contests. In conjunction with the Journal of Surgical Research, AAS has put together these two contests for our members, and we invite you to participate in two ways: Submit an essay that answers the question “What is the most challenging ethical issue, …
Dear AAS Members, On March 15, 2021, the entire country again watched aghast at the murders of eight innocent people in Atlanta, Georgia. Six of the victims were Asian women, and while the exact motive behind the shooter’s intent is being debated, it is irrefutable that there has been an unprecedented increase in anti-Asian rhetoric, …
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Dear Colleagues, The last year has been difficult for all of us. Nevertheless, the AAS had a very successful year under the steadfast …
The AAS and AAS Foundation sponsor several travel, research and presentation awards in conjunction with the annual Academic Surgical Congress. We are delighted to present the 2021 Winners! Joel J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award This award provides early-career research support to junior faculty members of the AAS. The award is a one-year $50,000 research grant: …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Jennifer Plichta, MD MS Vanessa Nomellini, MD PhD serves as the Director for the ICU Recovery Program at the University of Cincinnati. After obtaining her MD and PhD in Biochemistry at …
