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/
Dear AAS and SUS members, There is a mental health crisis in the U.S. The isolation, fear, and trauma experienced through COVID have exacerbated this. Physicians (surgeons) are not immune to these struggles. In a culture where mental “toughness” is expected and glorified, data have shown that we are, in fact, even more vulnerable. We …
Mark your calendars to join us on Wednesday, December 14th at 9 PM ET on Twitter @AcademicSurgery. On this month’s #AASChat hear from our very own President Carrie Cunningham, MD (@Lubitz_Carrie) and co-moderators AAS Recorder Callisia Clarke, MD (@DrCNClarke) and Membership Committee Co-Chair Alex Hawkins, MD (@AlexHawkinsMD) as they discuss the value of Participating in …
For my last AAS blog, I reflected on what qualities define an excellent leader. As academic surgeons, we are all leaders. We lead teams inside and outside of the operating room every single day. In deciding upon what to write about this time around, I wondered to myself “what other daily role defines an academic …
We are pleased to announce that Ravi K. Ghanta, MD, has been selected to serve as new Associate Editor for the Cardiac Surgery section of Journal of Surgical Research (JSR). Dr. Ghanta is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, where he also serves as the …
♦Part of the Assistant Professor Playbook Series I hear this a lot from physicians, including surgeons – “I want to do research, but don’t get time to think of a topic” or “I am very busy as a program/clerkship/fellowship director, so I don’t get time to sit down and think of a clinical question.” If …
Congratulations to AAS Past President Dr. Henri Ford, who was just named President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)! We know his experience and knowledge, mixed with his empathetic and compassionate leadership style, will provide many benefits to this long-standing surgical association. We stand behind Dr. Ford and all his accomplishments, both professionally and …
Here are some observations I’ve made this year as someone who is new to both. It Takes a Village Even after 2 years of pediatric surgery fellowship, I must admit I was a novice when it came to normal newborn care. When my parents came to visit, I had to concede that their experience of …
Mark your calendars to join us next Friday, November 11th at 7 PM ET on Twitter @AcademicSurgery. You won’t want to miss this month’s #AASChat led by Dr. Linda Li (@LindaTLi), and Dr. Bindi Naik-Mathuria (@bnaikma). The topic of discussion will be Advocacy as an Academic Surgeon, and the chat questions that will direct the …
Each month, the AAS Membership Committee presents the “Member Spotlight” – an opportunity to introduce you to a member of your association. Dr. Erin Burke is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Kentucky. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Notre Dame, where …
Understanding where we are starting from is essential to making progress. Progress itself is contingent on a measured difference from this baseline. When we are beginning from a place of incomplete or missing data, we are faced with a dilemma about how to proceed. While this problem is common in the global arena, it is …
