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/
The Journal of Surgical Research (JSR) is currently accepting applications for a Social Editor. The Social Media Editor plays a crucial role in ensuring that the work featured in the journal reaches the broadest possible audience of clinicians, scientists, and educators interested in surgical science and academic career development. The Social Media Editor will manage …
As an Academic Surgeon, I have the privilege of being able to share my passion with trainees and hope it is contagious. I also have the privilege of mentoring medical students who are deciding if surgery is the right specialty for them. In this process, I am very open about having a toddler and being …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Article by Christopher S. Davis, MD, MPH Dr. Anuoluwapo (Anu) Elegbede is an Assistant Professor at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Milwaukee. Dr. Elegbede joined the Division of …
Each year the AAS Publications Committee reviews hundreds of manuscripts submitted to be considered for presentation at the Academic Surgical Congress. The review work is detailed and very time consuming – we are grateful for the tremendous amount of work our committee members accomplish, and it is with great pleasure that we present and congratulate …
The Association of Women Surgeons Medical Student Committee Research Team invites you to participate in Workshop Two of our Research Methods Series! Join Keynote Speaker and surgical oncologist, Dr. Christina Roland, for an informative workshop centered around clinical trials. Register Here Registration will close on November 5. Details for additional workshops in January 2021 and …
Associate Editor for Pediatric Surgery We are pleased to announce that Colin Martin, MD, has been selected to serve as the new Associate Editor for the Pediatric Surgery section of JSR. Dr. Martin is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Martin has an extensive track record in basic …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Jennifer Erdrich is an assistant professor at the University of Arizona specializing in breast cancers, melanoma, and sarcoma. She joined AAS in 2019. She also provides general surgical oncology services to southern …
I remember as I boarded my flight from a picturesque vacation in Hawaii with family back to New York, I felt a sense of concern as I watched the news reports in the terminal. Weeks before, the first cases had been detected in the New York area. An attorney, who traversed Grand Central Station on …
The Journal of Surgical Research (JSR) is accepting self-nominations for the role of Statistics Editor. The Statistics Editor will assess the statistical methodology of selected manuscripts submitted to the journal—generally those that include advanced statistical methods and those for which reviewers have raised concerns about the analysis—and help the specialty Associate Editor make the determination …
The white apron was outshining my personality. I put my stethoscope around my neck. Today was the first day of my clinical rotations. My father, who grew his hairs white with the dream to see me in this white coat, and my mother who was lying in her deathbed diagnosed with Carcinoma Gallbladder two months …
