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 AAS Membership Committee presents our “Membership Highlight” series – each month in The Academic Surgeon and on the AAS homepage we will introduce you to a member of your association. Jessica Liu is a PGY-3 general surgical resident with aspirations to specialize in Endocrine surgery. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of …
On Monday, January 27th at 8:00pm Eastern, please join your colleagues on Twitter for an #AASChat on How To Choose A Research Path. So, you’ve decided that you want to do research. You’ve come to the same conclusion as many academic surgeons – research is a rewarding part of a surgical career. Yes, surgeons like …
We are currently accepting self-nominations to the AAS Program and Publications Committees. Below are the charges for each committee and the term is from 2020-2022. Program Committee 1. Review submitted abstracts in a timely fashion and select those to be presented during the combined annual meeting. 2. Attend the meeting of the Program …
If you are interested in being a candidate for the position of President-Elect or Secretary, please visit the appropriate link below for more information, including descriptions of related responsibilities. Information on AAS President-Elect Information on AAS Secretary Per the AAS Constitution, anyone interested in serving in officer roles should have served on the Executive Council …
On Monday, December 23rd at 8:00pm Eastern, please join your colleagues on Twitter for an #AASchat on Discrimination, Harassment & Burnout in Surgical Residency Training. Our moderator for the Chat will be Dr. Yue-Yung Hu, MD MPH. Dr. Hu is a pediatric surgeon at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Hu was an author for …
Attention Surgery RESIDENTS or FELLOWS in Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Orthopedics, Urology, Plastics & Otolaryngology: Funding is now available for Registration for the 2020 Academic Surgical Congress. Apply Now to receive free registration to: ASC 2020 – the 15th Annual Academic Surgical Congress February 4-6, 2020, at the Hilton Buena Vista Palace, Orlando, Florida You must be …
As we approach the upcoming holiday season, I’d like to take this moment to reflect on the amazing initiatives our society is working on and share my gratitude for the passionate and engaging leadership who strive to make sure the AAS remains the premier academic society for young surgeons. Over the summer, the Executive Council …
Thanks to everyone who participated in the “Tell Us What You Want To Wear!” Campaign. We’re looking into creating AAS-logo’ed swag such as OR Hats Coffee Mugs/Water Bottles Ties T-Shirts Cool stuff for sure, but maybe you want more than just the AAS logo… Maybe you want to set academic surgery aside for a moment …
For some who pursue it, Global Surgery is a manifestation of the core motivations that drive people into the medical profession: a profound commitment to reducing the suffering of all (especially the most vulnerable) and an eagerness to effectively bring quality care to reality, in any context. The Yale Global Surgery Symposium holds an essential …
AAS Committees – Phase 2 Self-Nominations Open We are currently accepting self-nominations for the Ethics, Global Affairs, Committee on Technology and Communications, Leadership and Membership Committees. If you are interested in serving, please visit https://www.aasurg.org/nominations for more information, including descriptions of committees. To self-nominate, please log into your account. Self-nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 PM CST on November …
