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/
As I was applying for jobs at the end of my fellowship, what I would focus my research program on going forward was unclear, as I had spent 2 years in residency and 1 additional year in my fellowship in a basic science lab, as many aspiring surgical oncologists do. I learned many things, including …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
