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/
Recently, I received a phone call from a community hospital about my grandmother’s care since my mom was out of town (NB. My grandma is 101!). She had been sent to the ER because she was coughing and her retirement home was worried that she might have aspirated part of her dinner. While my grandmother …
It is rare that an academic surgeon has an opportunity to write about something as lofty and important as dress. It is something that we often whisper about and sometimes talk about with colleagues, but usually in private settings and not on the podium at a scientific meeting. We all know that what you wear …
At first, sitting in a classroom with future teachers and teacher educators was strange. I had just finished two years of clinical training, and rather than being in the operating room, I was discussing how important toy blocks and play “occupations” are in kindergarten and educational development.1 I struggled to grasp how this would make …
In the recently completed Surgical Specialties Innovation Challenge, Elsevier invited members of the surgical community to help shape the future of online surgery publishing. With over 130 submissions, the interest in the challenge exceeded all expectations. A three member committee reviewed the submissions and selected ‘Markup Carry-over’, submitted by Dr. Jesse Skoch MD of Cincinnati …
Janie is seven and her life was saved by the research of two surgeons, one of who never met Janie (Dr. Stanley Dudrick) and one who we’re glad did (Dr. Mark Puder). She was born with intestinal atresia and underwent several operations and small bowel resections, which ultimately left her with a nonfunctional GI tract …
The Association for Surgical Education (ASE) is proud to recognize the recent 20th anniversary of the ASE Surgical Education Research Fellowship program (SERF). Under the expert previous leadership of Dr. Kimberly Schenarts PhD and now Dr. Maura Sullivan PhD, the SERF program is the ideal starting point for any AAS member who is considering a …
As the AAS representative to the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, let me take a moment to describe my role and the organization. This role is very important as is serves as a conduit for information between the two organizations and provides advocacy for the mission of each organization to the other. The Society of …
My parents, whose uncanny ability to predict my career path to this point is either prophetic or extremely manipulative, are probably the earliest influencers of my interest in Global Surgery. They’ve provided constant reminders of my obligation to serve the less fortunate here and abroad, specifically in Nigeria, our place of origin. Their promptings must …
Identifying the right primary mentor for your research program is one of the most important things you’ll do as a junior faculty member. Choosing the right person will help ensure ongoing success and productivity, while selecting a less effective may make things tough. I’ve heard more than one successful surgeon-scientist reflect that they “got lucky” …
Surgeons have been caring for children with appendicitis for over 100 years. Over time, we have gotten better at making this diagnosis. The old adage that you must have a 10% negative appendectomy rate in order not to miss any patients with appendicitis is no longer the current standard. Most contemporary quality collaboratives work hard …
