I received a NIH-funded KL2 Career Development Award in May of this year. The Award gave an option of pursuing an advanced degree or taking courses to obtain a certificate during the 2-year award period. One of my career goals is to become a leader in cancer research in the field of racial disparities; I […]
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/
T32 Training Program in Surgical Oncology Research at PENN
The Department of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine is seeking applicants for its new T32 Training Program in Surgical Oncology Research. The program supports surgical residents who will conduct two years of full-time research in basic, translational, or clinical (e.g. health services research, disparities, and clinical trials) research focusing on […]
The Role of the Non-Surgical Mentor
For as long as I can remember, I have heard about the importance of having mentors. They impart well-earned wisdom to their mentees in all realms of life: career, research, and life in general. As a general surgery intern, I was assigned a senior resident mentor and advised to identify a surgical faculty mentor as […]
AAS Member Spotlight for August 2020 – Callisia Clarke, MD MS
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Membership Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Callisia N. Clarke completed her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. She completed a general surgery residency […]
My Journey with Privilege
I’m a white, cisgender male and the privilege associated with that has given me tremendous advantages to getting me to where I am today as a surgery resident. That is a sentence that has taken me far too long to say, and I’m still working to become comfortable with it. Why has it taken 30 […]
Things to Consider Before Joining a Basic/Translation Lab: Advice from Residents
There is an increasing demand for surgical programs to train more surgeon-scientists. A huge draw for surgeon-scientist is that they are the epitome of seeing clinical problems and questions, then bringing the translational solutions “from bench to bedside.” As such, the dedicated research time is an exciting time for most surgical residents. It is a […]
Health Services Research Fellows: Think Beyond the Lab
I write this on my last day as a research fellow, reflecting on the last two fantastic years as well as the three clinical years ahead of me. I just finished two years as a National Clinician Scholar at the University of Michigan’s Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy (CHOP), and will be deep into […]
AAS Member Spotlight for July 2020 – Kristin L. Long, MD MPH FACS
The AAS Membership Committee’s “Membership Spotlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Kristin L. Long is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health with a special interest in […]
AAS Town Hall Webinar – Racial Discrimination in Academic Surgery
When: Today, June 24, 2020 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7015925914473/WN_WrnXZAPMRIuqsdtIY11A0Q The Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) recognizes its obligation to address the lack of diversity within the academic surgical workforce. We believe tackling this problem is essential to attaining health equities as we strive to deliver care to an increasingly diverse […]
A Different Kind of Pride Month
For members of the LGBTQIA community, June is usually a month of parties, parades, and rainbow flags (OK, rainbow everything) all celebrating our culture and the important strides we have made towards societal acceptance. Pride Month has practically become a nationwide party enthusiastically embraced not only by queer people but by our straight friends and […]