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/
It has been an honor and a privilege serving as AAS President, and I will be sad to see the year come to an end. However, the forward momentum, the initiatives, and the growth of the society are exciting to watch, and I cannot wait to see the directions the society takes in the next …
Careful attention to study design, execution, and analysis are of paramount importance in achieving excellence in research. The very best science, however, is meaningless unless communicated effectively to the scientific community. Consequently, aspiring investigators must master the skill of delivering effective presentations. There are several principles to consider when designing a presentation. Principle 1: Target …
Recently, many of you were asked to participate in an AAS member survey. On behalf of the AAS Engagement Work Group, we thank you for sharing your thoughts with us and are pleased to report that the results are in! Below is a sampling of the results from 338 respondents. The majority of respondents felt …
Congratulations to our winners: Wei Zhou, MD winner of the 2014 AAS/Taiwan Surgical Association International Visiting Professorship Award Sandra L Wong, MD, MS winner of the 2014 AAS/Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Younger Fellows Committee Leadership Exchange Mamta Swaroop, MD, FACS winner of the 2014 AAS/Colombian Surgical Association International Visiting Professorship Award Winners of the …
Recently, I had the pleasure of discussing video-based coaching with Dr. Caprice Greenberg, Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Our interview was based largely on her paper “Postgame Analysis: Using Video-based coaching for continuous professional development.” Andrew Gonzalez: What motivated you to …
As a fourth-year medical student on the general surgery interview trail, I am frequently asked, “Where do you think your niche will be in the future?” This question extends beyond my clinical interests and fellowship aspirations. Because I am applying to academic programs, explaining future intentions also involves identifying the area of academic surgery in …
There has been a fair amount of attention to healthcare providers’ use of social media over the past few years. Wanting to establish clear expectations from physicians and students, several professional societies have released guidelines on the use of healthcare social media (#hcsm). The main theme amongst these guidelines instructs physicians to maintain a separation …
Darwin’s theory of evolution represents one of the landmark intellectual revolutions of human history. He proposed that organisms change over time as a result of changes in heritable traits. A closer look at the evolution of vascular surgery during the past fifty years makes one believe that Darwin’s theory of natural selection is truly applicable …
The Advance Program is now available on the AAS website for the 9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, to be held February 4-6, 2014 in San Diego, California. This program contains the At-A-Glance overview for the Congress, as well as information on pre-Congress courses. Additional information on registration and lodging are also available. The deadline for …
Social media has come to play a growing role at national conferences, serving not only as a convenient vehicle for information dissemination, but also as a forum for idea sharing and discourse. This year’s AWS and ACS meetings featured a significantly increased Twitter presence, with tweets from @AmCollSurgeons and @WomenSurgeons as well as several Twitter …
